Henrik Stenson’s instant success in LIV Golf
Henrik Stenson wins at his first attempt at LIV Golf – Liv Golf
Henrik Stenson has just experienced the most bizarre ten day period in his life.
From being dropped from the Ryder Cup captaincy dues to his sign on with LIV Golf, to winning his biggest cheque in the game, Stenson’s decision to sign on with LIV was perhaps made considerably more palatable for him when he took out the US$4,000,000 winner’s cheque at the third event of the LIV Series in Bedminster in New Jersey. He added to that with another US$375,000 for his share of second place in the team’s event.
“Yeah, it has been a bit of a roller coaster, no question,” said Stenson. “You all seen that, and we talked about it earlier in the week.
“Now it’s about looking forward, for me at least, and yeah, I’m super proud with the focus I managed to have this week and to get my game in — I’ve been working pretty hard to get the game back in shape, and it’s certainly going in the right direction as we know now.
“Yeah, just thankful to the team that I work with and all the supportive from everyone. Yeah, super proud really to come out and grind it out like I did over the last three days and to sit here as the winner.
“I think there might have been a little bit of extra motivation in there this week. When we as players have that, I think we can bring out the good stuff. Yeah, I certainly did that this week.
“I guess that’s been a bit of a theme over the course of my career, I think, when I really want something I manage to dig a little bit deeper, and a lot of times we manage to make it happen.
“Yeah, very pleased with that, and I’m looking forward to some rest now.”
Stenson won by two over Matthew Wolff and Dustin Johnson, Wolff’s final round of 64 the best of the day.
Of the Australians, Matt Jones earns US$200,000 for sharing 19th, Travis Smyth US172,000 for his share of 22nd, Wade Ormsby US$124,000 for 46th and Jed Morgan US$120 for finishing in last place.
