Steve Stricker intends to play the Masters next week, his first competition since back surgery four months ago. Stricker recently returned from Naples, Florida, where he tested his swing and his strength. He had surgery two days before Christmas on a bulging disk in his lower back that was causing recurring hip problems. Read more http://espn.go.com/golf/masters15/story/_/id/12586577/steve-stricker-december-plans-return-masters