Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic for the second straight year Sunday, holding on for a two-shot victory after leading by seven strokes. Stricker couldn't match the shot-making that allowed him to record the lowest 54-hole total in PGA Tour history. But he came through with a critical birdie after driving into the trees on No. 17 -- the second straight day he put his ball there -- and closed with a 1-under-par 70, just enough to beat Paul Goydos. Stricker finished with a 258 -- 26 under and a record for the tournament. Goydos, who dazzled the golf world with his 59 in the opening round, shot a solid 66 but still fell short of dethroning Stricker, who won for the second time this year and ninth time in his career. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5371631
