Henrik Stenson
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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 four European Tour events. In 2005 he finished eighth on the European Order of Merit, and improved his position to sixth a year later. In 2006 he reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
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.
[edit] Professional wins
European Tour
- 2001 Benson and Hedges International Open
- 2004 The Heritage
- 2006 Qatar Masters, BMW International Open
Other
- 2000 DEXIA-BIL Luxembourg Open, Gula Sidorna Grand Prix, 2nd Cuba Challenge Tour Grand Final (all Challenge Tour)
[edit] 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)
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
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