It wasn't the finest moment in their marriage, but they can laugh about it now. imitation fendi fake rolex yacht master ii Steve Stricker was a rising American star, among the top 20 golfers in the world, playing in his first Presidents Cup with Arnold Palmer as the U.S. captain and wife Nicki as his caddie. He was partners with Corey Pavin in a fourball match when Stricker hit a terrible bunker shot and lost his temper. "I turned around and took a big swipe at the sand," Stricker said. "And knockoff concord you fake maurice lacroix for sale know who's standing right there? Nicki. I blasted her with all the sand. Pavin to this day still asks me, ��Has Nicki got the sand out of her hair yet?"�� That was 11 years ago. "We felt so young, but we were young back then," Nicki said. "In hindsight, I didn't think that would be the last team he was on. I didn't think we'd never make it back." Nicki was on the practice range late Monday afternoon at Royal Montreal, standing behind her husband, as always. She is too busy as a mom to be a caddie, giving up the bag for good in 2001. She rarely has time to leave home for golf tournaments, but the Presidents Cup is a family affair and she wasn't about to miss this one. It was hard to believe so much time has passed since Stricker wore a team uniform. Bob Dole was the Republican nominee for president. The national media left the Presidents Cup on the eve of the final round that year because 20-year-old Tiger Woods, in only his third tournament as a professional, was leading rolex daytona replika the Quad City Classic. It was equally difficult to fathom how the Strickers ever got back. The stories have been told for the last few months now about Stricker's resiliency in returning to fake bvlgari rettangolo where everyone figured he would be. How he failed to get through Q-school and had to beg for sponsor fake fendi watches exemptions. How he spent the winter in Wisconsin in a modified mobile home hitting balls out to a snow-covered field with flags frozen into the cup. Masters mizuno golf ping golf clubs Taylormade GOLF Two weeks after making the Presidents Cup team, Stricker ended a 6 1/2-year drought by winning The Barclays, sobbing at replica rolex gmt master ii breitling chrono avenger replica the thought of his wife and two daughters and their parents and their endless support. Reminders of his remarkable comeback keep piling up. On Monday, Stricker officially became part of the "Big Four" when he moved percentage points ahead of Ernie Els at No. 4 in the world ranking. Tuesday morning, he assembled with captain Jack Nicklaus and 11 other Americans for the team photo. "What a great, great story," Nicklaus said. "I'm thrilled for him." The solution was hard work, typical of any comeback story in golf. It required an amazing amount of support from his wife, who knew his potential because she had been there with him in good times and bad. A good golfer when they were dating, Nicki listened as her husband debated a career change and concluded that he was meant to play golf.