The average score of every round ever played in the Greater Milwaukee Open. There have been 13,833 rounds played since the first GMO in 1968. Kevin Sutherland leads at 68.50. There's more than one game being played this week at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course. While the touring professionals hone their games on the driving range in preparation for the GMO, more than a dozen equipment manufacturer representatives hone their sales pitches.
Golf equipment is a billion-dollar industry.
The public is very interested in who plays your golf equipment. Although almost all the touring pros have equipment deals, Robinson said the pro who chased equipment dollars had his priorities backward. Not only is Steve Stricker of Madison playing in his 10th GMO this week, but he's attending a family reunion as well. Stricker's wife, Nicki, will caddie for him for the first time in 18 months. Nicki Stricker caddied for Steve for his entire professional career before quitting at the start of the 1998 season so the couple could start a family.