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Richard Sterne |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (31) / 8/27/1981
Ht / Wt:  5'7' / 150
College: South Africa

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Richard Sterne has opted out of his early commitment to next week's BMW International Open in Munich, Germany, but has appeared in the preliminary field of the Irish Open on June 27-30.
This isn't surprising given his wife gave birth early this month. He withdrew from the U.S. Open as a result. The South African sits sixth in the Race to Dubai. Jun 14 - 8:19 PM
Source: EuropeanTour.com

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Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne shared news and a photo on Twitter that likely explains why he withdrew from next week's U.S. Open.

On Tuesday, Sterne wrote: "My baby girl Mari was born on Saturday! She is amazing!!! Here she is with her mom Lise-Marie." (You can view the photo by clicking on the link below.) While his owners don't appreciate the DNP in the major, the good news is that he's not apparently injured.
Source: Richard Sterne on Twitter
Jun 5 - 10:28 AM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne has elected not to compete in next week's U.S. Open.

The South African qualified via the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking last week. He missed the cut at Torrey Pines in his only previous appearance in 2008. Sterne didn't provide an explanation for his decision. He's in the preliminary field for the BMW International Open on June 20-23. He's currently sixth in the Race to Dubai ranking.
Source: GolfChannel.com
Jun 3 - 10:11 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne returns to Harbour Town for the RBC Heritage for the first time since his 2008 maiden voyage.

The non-member tied for 64th that year, highlighted with an opening 2-under-par 69. He’s coming off a T25 at the Masters, so given the proximity of Hilton Head to Augusta National it makes sense that he would try and grab a little more cash on his way out of the United States.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Apr 17 - 9:34 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne is ready to take on all comers at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship.

The South African won his first-round match in the Accenture Match Play against Jason Dufner before being bounced by eventual runner-up, Hunter Mahan. Before that, Sterne won the Joburg Open a week after a runner-up finish at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Now it's time to see if those flashes can spark a fire at TPC Blue Monster at Doral.
Source: WorldGolfChampionships.com
Mar 4 - 9:58 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne closed out a magical week at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club's East Course with a bogey-free, 8-under-par 32-32=64 to record a seven-stroke victory over Charl Schwartzel at the Joburg Open.

Veteran gamers may remember the diminutive South African when he sat inside the top 50 in the world ranking a few years ago. A back injury prevented him from competing full-time for two years, thus bumping him from our consciousness. He officially elbowed his way back into our focus today. Sterne suffered just one bogey all week, surrounding it with an eagle and 26 birdies to post a tournament-record 27-under 63-65-68-64=260. He opened on the par-71 East Course and would share the lead after each of the first three rounds before distancing himself from Trevor Fisher, Jr., who carded a 73 today to finish T6. This is Sterne's sixth career title on the European Tour (including his second at this event), but it's his first since he won twice in 2009. "After all the hard work and the time out with injury, I did think whether I was ever going to win again," he said. "At one point the pain was so bad that I even wondered if I'd ever play golf again. But now I know I can."
Source: EuropeanTour.com
Feb 10 - 10:43 AM
Richard Sterne

Thongchai Jaidee and Richard Sterne have qualified for the British Open via a special short-term money list on the European Tour.

The window opened with the BMW PGA Championship and closed with The Irish Open. It included the U.S. Open. Jaidee recently won in Wales while Sterne posted three top 10s to clinch his berth. The South African was limited to five starts worldwide in 2011 due to a back injury. He's playing the European Tour this year on a medical extension. He's be making his fifth appearance in the British; Jaidee will be playing in the major for the sixth time.
Source: The Open Championship on Twitter
Sun, Jul 1, 2012 01:58:00 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne withdrew while playing his 15th hole in the third round of the 91st PGA Championship, citing an injury to his left hand.

The diminutive South African turned in 1-under-par, then went double bogey-bogey-double bogey-bogey before pulling out. He's 30th in the Race to Dubai rankings, so European Tour fantasy leagues will want to monitor his status as that race climaxes. Because he is done in the U.S., we will not add him to our injury report.
Source: Golf.com
Sun, Aug 16, 2009 12:37:00 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne won the season-ending SA Open Championship on the Sunshine Tour and finished atop the Order of Merit, securing an exemption in the 2009 British Open.

Sterne triumphed in three of his five starts on the Sunshine Tour, including the last two, banking more than four times the earnings of runner-up Garth Mulroy. Sterne has played in the British in each of the last three years but has failed to make a cut.
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 09:02:00 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne is in the published field at next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational.

It's been one year now since the South African burst on the international scene with eight Top 5s in a 10-event stretch including two victories. After cooling down for a few months, he returned to the winner's circle at the Joburg Open in January and is now ranked 29th in the world. He's steady tee-to-cup but has never played at the Bay Hill event. Still, keep an eye on him as he'll make the rounds at the WGC-CA Championship and the Masters in coming weeks.
Source: PGATour.com
Fri, Mar 7, 2008 07:53:00 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne (#8) win take on Hunter Mahan (#9) in Match 28 of the first round in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Both players are pretty evenly match in this duel. Sterne is probably playing a little better than Mahan after his win at the Joburg Open and his T-33 at the Dubai Desert Classic. Mahan had a nice T-5 at the Mercedes, but missed a couple of cuts in-a-row until a T-31 at last week's Northern Trust Open. It is the first time at this event for both players.
Tue, Feb 19, 2008 06:28:00 PM
Richard Sterne

Richard Sterne birdied the second playoff hole at the Joburg Open, defeating two others, to win his third international event in the last 12 months.

Ranked 44th in the world entering the Joburg, the diminutive South African is just 26 years young but has a demeanor and game reminiscent of fellow countryman Ernie Els. He's not exempt on the PGA Tour, of course, but he'll be at both WGC events (Match Play, CA Championship) before playing in his first Masters. He'll also tee it up in the British Open and PGA Championship for sure. Money leagues will get him cheap and one-and-done leagues should express interest in him for the limited-field CA. Season-long leagues should hold of until he earns a PGA Tour card but if he threatens to do just that as a non-member, keeper leagues should be prepared to make a midseason move.
Sun, Jan 13, 2008 12:03:00 PM