TROON, Scotland (AP) -- Steve Stricker showed up at Royal Troon thinking this might be his last major championship. He can count on three more.
The 49-year-old Stricker shot 2-under 69 to finish in fourth place at the British Open, securing a return to the Masters, a trip back for the British Open at Birkdale next year and a place at the PGA Championship in Baltusrol in less than two weeks.
He'd been stubborn about not asking for an invite for the PGA Championship, saying Thursday: ''I want to earn my way there.''
He's done just that.