The German made 456 appearances and claimed his three victories in successive seasons on the DP World Tour from 1996-1998. The last of these, the European Masters, came after a play-off victory over another player now on the Legends Tour – Patrik Sjöland.
He gives credit to Bernhard Langer for helping him with his game early in his career.
Strüver is the son of a teaching professional, while his uncle was also a golf coach.