HENRIK STENSON

'Henrik Stenson'

'Personal Information'
'Birth'	Gothenburg, Sweden
'Height'	6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
'Weight'	198 lb (90 kg)
'Nationality'
'Wife'	Emma Lofgren
'Children'	Lisa (b. July 2, 2007)
'Residence'	Dubai
Career
'Turned Pro'	1998
'Tours'	European Tour (joined 2001) PGA Tour (joined 2007)
'Professional wins'	9 (European Tour: 6, PGA Tour: 1, other individual: 3)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T17: 2007
U.S. Open	T26: 2006
British Open	T34: 2005
PGA Championship	T14: 2006

'Henrik Stenson' (born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish 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. In 2005 he finished eighth on the European Order of Merit, and improved his position to sixth a year later. He 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 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]
After the 2007 Open Championship he is second in the 2007 European Tour Order of Merit, and was overtaken in the rankings by Europeans Padraig Harrington and Sergio García.
He 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. ^[4] On July 2, 2007, his wife gave birth to the couple's daughter, Lisa.^[5]

Contents

Professional wins (9)

European Tour (6)

PGA Tour (1)

Other (3)

Results in major championships

Team appearances

References

External links

Professional wins (9)

European Tour (6)

★ 2001 Benson & Hedges International Open

★ 2004 The Heritage

★ 2006 Qatar Masters, BMW International Open

★ 2007 Dubai Desert Classic, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

PGA Tour (1)

★ 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Other (3)

★ 2000 DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open, Gula Sidorna Grand Prix, Challenge Tour Grand Final (all Challenge Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T17
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T26	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T34	T48	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	T14	CUT

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.

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)

References

1. Official World Golf Ranking site, Week 5 2007 news release
2.
Clarke faces Garcia in Match Play, ''bbc.co.uk'', 19 February 2007
3. Henrik Stenson Wins the WGC-Accenture Math Play and Reaches World Number 5, Official World Golf Ranking site, 26 February, 2007.
4. Just-married Stenson Eyes Dubai Desert Classic Title, ''dubaidesertclassic.com'', undated but late 2006 or very early 2007.
5. http://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=golf/07/07/03/GOLF_Casey.html

External links

★ Official site

★ Profile on the European Tour's official site

★ Profile on the PGA Tour's official site