Steven Alker

Steven Alker returned from a two-hour rain delay by playing a six-hole stretch in 6-under par on the back nine to race past Steve Stricker, ...

The relief and satisfaction was evident when he tapped in for par on the final hole at Vidanta Vallarta for a one-shot victory. He went 4-8 with a 5.81 ERA for the Detroit Tigers last season in 26 games, including 18 starts. He has spent the last several days on a rehabilitation assignment with Milwaukee’s Double-A affiliate in Biloxi, Mississippi. Trubisky started the first two games that year. The top-ranked Ko also shot a 66. He lost 25 pounds and was worried about his strength and endurance in his first competition since Oct. 10. “If I can keep kind of getting stronger and progressing the next month, I’ll be all right.” They tied for second. Foles was third string last year behind Fields and Andy Dalton. He started one game with the other two quarterbacks injured, and threw for 250 yards in a win at Seattle in late December. Rahm rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-5 14th hole to pull out of a four-way tie for the lead, and he had to make two tough pars and a finish more nervy than he expected. Alker had to make a pair of tough par saves to close out the front nine at The Woodlands and stay one shot ahead of Stricker, who was playing for the first time in six months. Steven Alker returned from a two-hour rain delay by playing a six-hole stretch in 6-under par on the back nine to race past Steve Stricker, close with a 6-under 66 and win the Insperity Invitational on Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas for his second victory this year on the PGA Tour Champions.