The Northern Trust Open drew its curtain on Sunday at Riviera with Stricker handed the $1,152,000 check.
He is now the world No.
2 in the golf list, next to Woods and in the place of Michelson.
Even had great advantages over Donald, Stricker considered Sunday a harsh day despite others thought the champion and the check were already in his bag.
Truth came that they both were right.
After five holes in the last round, Stricker saw his advantage decreased to 2 over his next.
He managed to keep it and received the title.
He had finished at 16-under 268 and earned a overall sum of $25 million for his career.
"Well, obviously it was a very special week but it was a tough day," said Stricker after his round.
"It was a grind.
I knew it would be.
I knew it would be hard.
You find yourself playing a little differently than you normally do when you have that sort of lead, and I've made had one other lead like that back in '96.
It was so long ago I couldn't really remember how I handled it.
" Luke Donald ranked in the second place with a 66 and the last of 270.
Dustin Johnson ranked three with 66 and tied with J.
B.
Holmes in the third place.
Mickelson had tried hard becoming the first player that gets three straight titles in Riviera.
He had had the chance.
But in the last round he played 73 and was 14 behind.
In fact, the result came out to him as the 45th, worse than last week in the Farmers Insurance of the 19th place.