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By winning the Tour Championship, Henrik Stenson overtook Tiger Woods in points to win the FedEx Cup. Once Stenson gets done dreaming of how he will spend his $11.4 million in prize money, he might take a moment to sit back and reflect on how impressive it was to beat out one of the all-time great closers in the history of sports. Obviously, Stenson will be on this list of impressive players. However,...
Published: September 22, 2013
Every once in a while, a golf announcer will refer to Henrik Stenson as “The Terminator,” a tribute to his muscular physique and the steely-eyed glare he gets in the heat of competition. The man from Sweden is many things, a living, breathing paradox of good and bad. He has overcome much in his professional golf career, ranging from having significant success to losing a significant portion...
Published: September 22, 2013
As golf’s biggest names tumbled down the leaderboard, a rejuvenated Henrik Stenson employed his cool demeanor and sweet swing to scorch the field and take the $10 million grand prize and the coveted 2013 FedEx Cup. While he was pushed by Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth on the last day, he basically turned the title run into a yawner by shooting 13-under to win the Tour Championship by three...
Published: September 22, 2013
Rafael Nadal’s recent episode of hard-court dominance culminated in winning the 2013 U.S. Open. Tennis fans know that the seeds to this success took root in 2005 during a summer showdown in Montreal’s Rogers Cup final when he went toe-to-toe with the legendary Andre Agassi. It was a transcendent match, one of those moments in time when you witness an aging star make his determined push...
Published: September 22, 2013
One of the most confounding and uneven seasons in Tiger Woods’ illustrious career closed with a resounding thud on Sunday in the finale of the 2013 FedEx Cup playoffs at East Lake Golf Club. Tiger’s 22nd-place finish among 30 players in the season-ending Tour Championship dropped him from first place in the FedEx standings to second behind Henrik Stenson. More importantly, it ended any...
Published: September 22, 2013
It was already a 2013 PGA season to remember for Henrik Stenson, but his Tour Championship victory and FedEx Cup championship on Sunday put the icing on the cake for the best year of his career. The PGA Tour welcomed Stenson to the exclusive club of champions on Twitter: The Swede came into Sunday’s final round of the Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta with a four-stroke...
Published: September 22, 2013
Henrik Stenson won the 2013 Tour Championship on Sunday, consequently capturing his first FedEx Cup and making it a $11.44 million day in prize money ($10 million for the FedEx Cup). The 37-year-old from Sweden, who has enjoyed a phenomenal year, shot two under par in the final round to close the Tour Championship with a 13-under 267. It marked his second victory and 11th top-10 finish of 2013. This...
Published: September 22, 2013
Tiger Woods needed all his golf magic on Sunday at the Tour Championship, but the living legend couldn’t summon more than a trickle. Woods started the day 14 shots off the lead at three over par. The only chance he had of getting back into contention was by going extremely low while the leaders tanked. Unfortunately for Tiger, he never got into a scoring rhythm until late into his round, finishing...
Published: September 22, 2013
Henrik Stenson of Sweden led from wire-to-wire on Sunday as he captured the 2013 Tour Championship and the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus that went along with it. Starting the day with a four stroke lead, Stenson planned for a conservative round, making pars and daring the other golfers to catch him. Under partly cloudy skies at East Lake Golf Club, a chase pack mounted an attack but in the end, they...
Published: September 22, 2013
Sebastian Vettel dominated proceedings to win the Singapore Grand Prix once again. It was a frightening display of power, with Vettel easing away from the field time and again, and the safety car and strategy changes having absolutely no impact on the German. In the race behind him, Fernando Alonso bagged second place to limit the damage in the title race, while Kimi Raikkonen clambered up from...