The first rule of burglaries: show up when your target’s not home. And when you can watch your target on television, well, you’ve got a pretty good idea they’re not home. Henrik Stenson, defending British Open champion, came home from his opening round on Thursday to discover his rental home had been burglarized, top to […]
Henrik Stenson takes Abu Dhabi lead on back of no practice
January 20, 2017 by
Henrik Stenson took charge on Day 1 in Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images) All play and no work paid dividends for Henrik Stenson in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The Swede, coming off an off-season break where he rarely touched a club, shot an 8-under 64 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club to […]
Henrik Stenson to skip the BMW Championship to rest injured knee
September 3, 2016 by
Henrik Stenson is nursing a tear in his right meniscus. (Getty Images) Henrik Stenson is going to skip next week’s BMW Championship, the third leg of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, so he can rest his injured right knee. “There’s a slight tear,” Stenson said of the meniscus. “It’s fine to hit golf shots, […]
Henrik Stenson in good shape to win FedEx Cup without a single season title
September 23, 2015 by
In each of the last five seasons, the winner of the FedEx Cup has won the Tour Championship to do it, and in all eight prior seasons of the FedEx Cup, the winner has won at least one tournament in that season. Henrik Stenson could be the player to end both of those streaks this […]
Henrik Norlander takes Hotel Fitness Championship with final-round 62
September 14, 2015 by
Henrik Norlander entered the final round of the Hotel Fitness Championship trailing leader D.H. Lee by six shots, with a crowded path of contenders to pass along the way to the top. Then Norlander made 10 birdies and no bogeys on Sunday at Sycamore Hills Golf Club, shooting a 62 that allowed him to sprint […]
Henrik Stenson out of Houston Open, battling illness
March 31, 2015 by
Henrik Stenson’s final Masters prep suffered a blow on Monday when the Swede pulled out of the Shell Houston Open with the flu. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Stenson announced his withdrawal via Twitter, also sharing that he won’t play a previously scheduled practice round […]
Henrik Stenson unhappy to go on clock at Bay Hill as putter lets him down
March 24, 2015 by
For the first three rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Henrik Stenson ranked second in the field in strokes gained putting. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] In the final round at Bay Hill, Stenson was last in the field. That pretty well explains why […]
Henrik Stenson wins at Volvo Match Play with walk-off eagle
October 18, 2014 by
In match play, you’re always supposed to assume your opponent will make the putt, or the chip or the sand shot. But from the fairway? No. It’s reasonable, then, if Thongchai Jaidee was rather shocked when he lost his Friday match at the Volvo World Match Play Championship. He lost to Henrik Stenson on a […]
Henrik Stenson hits a cold, hard shank during the opening round of the Cadillac Championship
March 7, 2014 by
For the most part, golfers love watching professional struggle. It isn’t mean-spirited at all, it’s just interesting to see even the best in the world get tricked up, confused and lost by this crazy game. Not often does one of the best in the world do something that we can relate to, but that did […]
