Part-time strategy works well for Tour veteran Stricker

(Reuters) - Like a connoisseur of fine wines, Steve Stricker prefers quality to quantity and his decision earlier this year to cut back on his PGA Tour schedule seems to have been a master-stroke by the veteran American.

He has recorded four top-10s in only seven starts on the U.S. circuit and is among the pre-tournament favourites for this week's John Deere Classic at the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, where he is a three-times former champion.