Henrik Stenson
Personal Information | |
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Birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | April 5, 1976
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.87 m) |
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Nationality | Sweden |
Wife | Emma Lofgren |
Children | Lisa (b. July 2, 2007) |
Residence | Dubai, UAE |
Career | |
Turned Pro | 1998 |
Tours | European Tour (joined 2001) PGA Tour (joined 2007) |
Professional wins | European Tour: 6 PGA Tour: 1 Other: 3 |
Best Results in Major Championships | |
Masters | T17: 2007, 2008 |
U.S. Open | T26: 2006 |
The Open Championship | T3: 2008 |
PGA Championship | T4: 2008 |
Henrik Stenson (born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Stenson was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1999 and the following year topped the money rankings on the second tier golf tour in Europe, the Challenge Tour. He joined the main European Tour in 2001 and has won six European Tour events. Since 2005 he has finished each year in the top 10 of the European Order of Merit.
Stenson reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 2006 and the top 10 in 2007.[1] In February 2007, he reached number eight in the rankings following his victory at the Dubai Desert Classic and became the highest ranked European golfer for the first time.[2]
The following week, Stenson then became the first Swede to win one of the World Golf Championships when beating Geoff Ogilvy 2&1 in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. This victory took Stenson to the top of the European Order of Merit and also to a high of 5th in the world rankings, which is also the highest a Swedish player has ever been ranked, surpassing Jesper Parnevik's previous record of reaching seventh place in May 2000.[3] In all, he spent 29 weeks in the top 10 of the rankings in 2007.[4]
These two victories put Stenson in the lead of the 2007 European Tour Order of Merit, but he failed to add to his success over the rest of the season and finished in fourth place.
Stenson made his Ryder Cup debut in 2006, and after getting a half point in the foursomes against Stewart Cink and David Toms on the Friday, he had the honour of holing the winning putt and ensuring Europe won the Ryder Cup for a third consecutive time when beating Vaughn Taylor 4 & 3 in the Sunday singles.
Stenson married fellow Swede Emma Lofgren in Dubai ten years after meeting her on a golf course in Sweden.[5] On July 2, 2007, his wife gave birth to the couple's daughter, Lisa.[6]
His name was famously mispronounced during the friday foursomes during the 2008 Ryder Cup.The announcer stuttered,calling him Henrik Stevenson,and then Henrik Stevens.He corrected his mistake later on.
Professional wins (9)
European Tour wins (6)
- 2001 (1) Benson & Hedges International Open
- 2004 (1) The Heritage
- 2006 (2) Qatar Masters, BMW International Open
- 2007 (2) Dubai Desert Classic, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (counts as European and PGA Tour win)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T17 | T17 |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 | T48 | CUT | T3 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 | T14 | CUT | T4 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Results in World Golf Championship events
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Accenture Match Play Championship | DNP | R32 | 1 | 3 |
CA Championship | T3 | T13 | T19 | T57 |
Bridgestone Invitational | T13 | T31 | T41 | T16 |
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1998
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1998 (winners)
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005
- WGC-World Cup (representing Sweden): 2005
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (winners), 2008
References
- ^ Official World Golf Ranking site, Week 5 2007 news release
- ^ Clarke faces Garcia in Match Play, bbc.co.uk, 19 February 2007
- ^ Henrik Stenson Wins the WGC-Accenture Math Play and Reaches World Number 5, Official World Golf Ranking site, 26 February, 2007.
- ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
- ^ Just-married Stenson Eyes Dubai Desert Classic Title, dubaidesertclassic.com, undated but late 2006 or very early 2007.
- ^ Casey Joins Dropouts