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62-445: Henrik Olof Stenson ( pronounced [ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk ˈstěːnsɔn] ; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer . He is the first male Swedish and Nordic major championship winner, having won the 2016 Open Championship with a major championship record score. His list of wins also includes some of the other most prestigious tournaments around the world; The Players Championship , WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship ,

124-616: A "historic double". Stenson described his feat as a "double-double" because in the process of winning these two seasonal points crowns, he also won the season finales of both tours (the Tour Championship and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai ). He was later named European Tour Golfer of the Year . In May 2014, Stenson reached a career high ranking of number two in the world, trailing only Adam Scott . On

186-609: A bogey, but with one double-bogey. Based in Florida, he joined the PGA Tour in the mid-90s, subsequently winning five events. His playing career also includes three Ryder Cup appearances (1997, 1999, and 2002) and two runner-up finishes in The Open (1994 and 1997). His career best world ranking of seventh, which he attained on 14 May 2000, was the highest world ranking achieved by a Swedish golfer until Henrik Stenson reached

248-504: A customized team cap with the Ryder Cup logo on the bottom of the bill instead of the front, so that it could be seen with the bill turned up. He has since stopped wearing the flipped-bill hat, opting for strawhats and visors but retains a flamboyant sense of fashion, such as disco -style purple trousers and other golf apparel designed by Johan Lindeberg . He has been politely described as "eclectic", and has been known to change outfits at

310-590: A dietary supplement. Parnevik's nickname on tour is "Spaceman". In 1998, Parnevik was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden. He was awarded the 1999 Swedish Golfer of the Year . In 2003, the three Swedish teammates of the victorious European Ryder Cup team the previous year, Niclas Fasth , Pierre Fulke and Parnevik, was each, by the Swedish Golf Federation , awarded the Golden Club,

372-525: A dominating final round score of 66 to finish four ahead of Ian Poulter . The win was his first American stroke play victory. This win again brought him to fifth in the Official World Golf Ranking . The following week he moved up to fourth without playing. Stenson faltered after reaching a career OWGR high. He struggled during most of the 2011 season, when he made 9 of 15 cuts but had no top-10 finishes. His world ranking fell to 230 at

434-451: A major. In August, Stenson represented Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics , where he won the silver medal; entering the final hole of the competition he was level with the eventual winner Justin Rose , but bogeyed the last hole while Rose made his birdie putt to win by two strokes. Had Stenson won, he would have claimed victories on all six continents on which golf is played, a feat Rose with

496-571: A particular tournament is not enough. A player must apply to the governing body of the sport to have amateur status reinstated. Historically, the distinction between amateur and professional golfers had much to do with social class . In 18th and 19th century Britain, golf was played by the rich, for pleasure. The early professionals were working-class men who made a living from the game in a variety of ways: caddying , greenkeeping, clubmaking, and playing challenge matches. When golf arrived in America at

558-691: A place in the Swedish team at the 1998 Eisenhower Trophy in Santiago, Chile , were the Swedish team finished 6th and Stenson was the best Swedish player, finishing 14th individually. Stenson turned professional in late 1998 and two years later topped the money rankings on the second-tier golf tour in Europe, the Challenge Tour . He joined the main European Tour in 2001, and that year, he won

620-462: A reality TV show, Parneviks , which aired on TV3 in Sweden for four seasons from 2015 to 2018, giving insights into his life in Florida. He is married to Mia Parnevik (née Sandsten 1968), and they have three daughters and one son. His oldest daughter Peg Parnevik has a career as a pop singer. Another daughter, Penny, is married to former NHL ice hockey player Douglas Murray . His son Phoenix

682-452: A reputation as one of golf's best ball-strikers. In the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield , Stenson finished as the runner-up, three strokes behind Phil Mickelson , with a total of 284 (E) for the tournament. He shot a final round of 70 and held the lead for brief moments during the round, but was beaten by Mickelson's four birdie finish. This was Stenson's best performance in a major championship , bettering his two previous T3 finishes at

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744-706: A son named Karl. They live close to Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida . Emma Löfgren's sister Sarah Skönby, has worked as Stenson's manager since 2008. In 2014, Stenson announced that he had invested in PGA Sweden National , his first venture in golf course ownership. Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour European Tour playoff record (1–3) Co-sanctioned by

806-491: A win, a loss and a draw in the foursomes. However he was not as fortunate as two years before, losing the singles on Sunday 3 & 2 to Kenny Perry . In March 2009 Stenson created a storm in the media after stripping to his underwear and golf glove in order to play a recovery shot from a muddy water hazard at the first round of the WGC-CA Championship . On 10 May 2009, Stenson won The Players Championship with

868-458: Is a Swedish professional golfer . He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2000 and 2001. Parnevik was born in Botkyrka , Stockholm County , and is the son of Swedish entertainer Bosse Parnevik and his wife Gertie (b. 1940). He grew up in Åkersberga . Parnevik became a member of the first group of students in Sweden to combine studying with golf training at

930-436: Is affordable at public courses to a large portion of the population, and most golf professionals are from middle-class backgrounds, which are often the same sort of backgrounds as the members of the clubs where they work or the people they teach the game, and are educated to university level. Leading tournament golfers are very wealthy; upper class in the modern U.S. usage of the term. However, in some developing countries, there

992-544: Is named after Parnevik's first PGA Tour win at the 1998 Phoenix Open. Parnevik has a waterfront home in Tequesta, Florida . PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) European Tour playoff record (0–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = Disqualified "T" = tied CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied WD = Withdrew NT = No tournament "T" indicates

1054-556: Is still a class distinction. Typically, golf is restricted to a much smaller and more elite section of society than is the case in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. Professional golfers from these countries are quite often from poor backgrounds and start their careers as caddies, for example, Ángel Cabrera of Argentina , and Zhang Lian-wei , who is the first significant tournament professional from

1116-636: The 2013 FedEx Cup Playoffs , when he won the Deutsche Bank Championship by two strokes over runner-up, Steve Stricker . It was the Swede's first PGA Tour victory in over three years. He tied the tournament record of −22 en route to his third career PGA Tour win. The win vaulted him into first place in the FedEx Cup standings just ahead of Tiger Woods . On 22 September 2013, Stenson won The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club and

1178-604: The Benson & Hedges International Open for his first European Tour victory. Each year from 2005 to 2008, he finished in the top 10 of the European Tour Order of Merit . Stenson reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2006 and the top 10 in 2007. In February 2007, Stenson became the first Swede to win one of the World Golf Championships when he beat Geoff Ogilvy 2&1 in

1240-566: The COVID-19 pandemic Results not in chronological order prior to 2015. Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic WD = Withdrew QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = No tournament "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Professional golfer In golf, the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches

1302-764: The DP World Tour Championship, Dubai with a record-breaking performance (an aggregate 263 score at 25-under par), thereby also winning the Race to Dubai which he was already leading. Having already won the FedEx Cup Series in September, he thus became the first player to win the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour and the European Tour's Race to Dubai, and the only player (as of 9/2020) to do so in the same season,

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1364-481: The European Tour Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1) Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) Results not in chronological order in 2020. CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place WD = withdrew C = Cancelled after the first round due to

1426-456: The FedEx Cup . He also tied his career best OWGR ranking of 4th. He then moved up to a career best 3rd in the OWGR ranking on 3 November 2013. He finished the 2013 season ranked first on the PGA Tour in greens in regulation, first in ball striking, second among money leaders, third in total driving, fourth in scoring average, and seventh in driving accuracy percentage. On 17 November 2013, he won

1488-544: The Insperity Invitational . Parnevik is known for his distinctive and eccentric taste in clothes and fashion as well as his playing achievements, a fashion sense that led golf writer Dan Jenkins to describe him as "the last guy to climb out of the clown car at the circus". His on-course trademark was the upturned bill on his baseball cap. While on the European Ryder Cup team, he received

1550-524: The People's Republic of China . In various countries, Professional Golfers' Associations (PGAs) serve either or both of these categories of professionals. There are separate LPGAs (Ladies Professional Golf Associations) for women. Under the rules of golf and amateur status, the maximum value of a prize an amateur can accept is £700 or US$ 1000. Before the most recent increase in 2022, the maximum had been £500 or $ 750. The 2022 changes also significantly reduced

1612-663: The RBC Heritage , which allowed a record-tying 91 players to make the 36 hole cut. Plagued by injuries for years, Parnevik staged a comeback on the Champions Tour when he became eligible in 2015. He started 2016 with a tie for third at the Chubb Classic , losing out to former world number one golfers Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples . He got his first win on the Champions Tour in the same year at

1674-874: The World Cup , the Tour Championship , the DP World Tour Championship Dubai , the South African Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge . A two-time European Tour Golfer of the Year, he has spent over 300 weeks ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking with a career high ranking of second. In 2013, Stenson won the U.S. PGA Tour FedEx Cup rankings as well as the European Tour Race to Dubai rankings by winning

1736-542: The 1988 Swedish PGA Championship, he scored four wins on the European Tour . His breakthrough came when he out-dueled Payne Stewart at the 1993 Scottish Open at Gleneagles King's Course. With victories in 1995 and 1998, Parnevik became the first Swede to win twice on the European Tour on home soil. At his first victory at the Scandinavian Masters in 1995 at Barsebäck Golf & Country Club , he played 72 holes competition and 18 holes pro-am without

1798-671: The 1994 European Boys' Team Championship , his team losing in a tight final against England. In 1996, he won the Italian Open Amateur Match-play Championship, beating Robert-Jan Derksen , Netherlands , 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final. In 1998, he played eight tournaments, as an amateur, on the professional Telia Tour , with five top-10 finishes. At the last tournament, the Telia Grand Prix, he led by two strokes with two holes to go, but finished fourth. His achievements during 1998 earned him

1860-414: The 2011 PGA Tour season on a fully exempt status for his Top 50 All-Time Earnings ranking. He was allowed to reuse this one-time exemption after being able to play only five tournaments in 2010. He played the 2012 and 2013 seasons on a Medical Extension after suffering a severe injury to his right hand in a boating accident. Despite his limited play, Parnevik made news in 2013 after bogeying the 18th hole at

1922-570: The 2018 season, Stenson underwent a minor procedure on his elbow, causing him to miss WGC-HSBC Champions . In 2018, he managed to lead the PGA Tour in both driving accuracy and greens in regulation. It was for the first time someone has led the PGA Tour in both these stats since Calvin Peete did it for three straight seasons in 1981, 1982 and 1983. In December 2019, Stenson won the Hero World Challenge by one stroke over Jon Rahm . It

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1984-724: The Olympic win, joined Hall of Fame members Gary Player , David Graham , Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer . Stenson won an automatic selection for the 2016 Ryder Cup at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota . In the competition he earned 2 points for Europe in 5 matches, winning the Friday fourball with Justin Rose by 5 and 4 against Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed , and his single match against Spieth by 3 and 2. In November 2016, Stenson won

2046-881: The PGA Tour, Stenson achieved career-best finishes at the Masters (T14) and U.S. Open (T4) while tying a career-best finish at the PGA Championship (T3). In Europe he won for the second time the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and recorded 2nd places at the Volvo World Match Play Championship and BMW International Open , en route to a final 2nd place in the Race to Dubai, behind the winner Rory McIlroy . In 2015, Stenson did not win any professional tournaments but made

2108-673: The PGA Tour. He also cited the hip injury as the reason for his withdrawal from the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament ("Q-School") in December 2009. In 2010, Parnevik missed cuts in his first three tournaments and had to withdraw again after a first round 68 at the Northern Trust Open because of an ailing back. He had emergency surgery where it was discovered that he had a broken lumbar vertebrae that could put his career in jeopardy. Parnevik played

2170-476: The Race to Dubai for a second time. Stenson led the European Tour in scoring average (69.14) for the first time in his career in 2016, which he has declared his best overall year to date. In December, Stenson was named European Tour Golfer of the Year for the second time in his career. In August 2017, Stenson broke the aggregate scoring record at the Wyndham Championship (258), en route to winning

2232-609: The Swedish upper secondary sports school in Danderyd outside Stockholm. At age 15, Parnevik spent 10 days in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina , and developed an appreciation for life in the United States; he later moved to Palm Beach County, Florida , to attend Palm Beach Junior College in Lake Worth on a golf scholarship. Parnevik was a member of the team representing Sweden at the 1984 and 1986 Eisenhower Trophy . He

2294-581: The amateurism rules, they forfeit their amateur status, and are therefore by definition a professional golfer. Professional golfers are divided into two main groups, with a limited amount of overlap between them: In the United States, the PGA of America has 31 distinct member classifications for professionals. Many of the classifications also have corresponding apprenticeship positions. Jesper Parnevik Jesper Bo Parnevik ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛ̌sːpɛr ˈpɑ̂ːɳɛˌviːk] ; born 7 March 1965)

2356-492: The beginning of 2012. On 5 April 2012, Stenson led during the first round of the Masters Tournament with two eagles on the front nine to lead at 6-under-par until the 18th hole. He scored a quadruple-bogey on the par-4 18th hole, tying the Masters' record for the highest score ever on that hole. In 2013, a resurgent Stenson had a watershed season, scoring a number of victories and high-place finishes while cementing

2418-493: The cut in all 16 PGA Tour events he entered. He scored four runner-up finishes, including three over the final month of the season. He finished as the overall runner-up for the FedEx Cup. On the European Tour he registered a runner-up finish at the BMW International Open, just as he did in 2014. At the 2016 U.S. Open, on Saturday morning Stenson failed to show up at Oakmont to complete his second round, where he

2480-414: The end of the 19th century, it was an elite sport there, too. Early American golf clubs imported their professionals from Britain. It was not possible to make a living solely from playing tournament golf until some way into the 20th century ( Walter Hagen is sometimes considered to have been the first man to have done so). In the developed world, the class distinction is now almost entirely irrelevant. Golf

2542-416: The field respectively, setting up a final head-to-head duel on Sunday. Stenson shot a 63 in the final round to tie Johnny Miller for the best ever final round of a major winner. His overall score of 264 set a record for the lowest score in any major championship. Stenson finished three shots ahead of Mickelson and 14 shots ahead of third-place finisher J. B. Holmes . Stenson became the first male Swede to win

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2604-660: The final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship . This victory took Stenson to the top of the European Order of Merit and to fifth in the world rankings, which was also the highest a male Swedish player had ever been ranked, surpassing Jesper Parnevik 's previous record of reaching seventh place in May 2000. In all, Stenson spent over 100 weeks in the top 10 of the rankings between 2007 and 2010. Stenson failed to add to his success over

2666-578: The finest performances of his career at the 2018 Ryder Cup . He went 3–0–0 in his matches to join Francesco Molinari as the only players in the combined 24-man field to finish the event undefeated and untied. In the Sunday singles matches of the event, Stenson defeated Bubba Watson 5 & 4 with six birdies and no bogey through fourteen holes, and tied Tony Finau with best score relative to par at 6-under. Being plagued by elbow injury during

2728-470: The game after following a friend to the course. A natural left-hander , Stenson learned to play golf right-handed. In 1991, he moved with his parents to Bjärred outside Malmö in southern Sweden and became a member of Barsebäck Golf & Country Club . He reached a handicap of 5 at age 15, scratch at 18 and played in junior and amateur tournaments in Sweden in his teen years. At age 18, Stenson first represented Sweden in an international championship, at

2790-401: The halfway stage of a round of tournament golf. Beginning in 2006, one of his new on-course fashion statements was a necktie worn under a vest. Puma Golf signed Jesper Parnevik in 2014 and he gets credited for his influence on their LUX Golf Appearel Line. Since wearing Puma Clothes he once again wears a custom made and more modern looking flipped bill hat. He is also known to eat volcanic dust as

2852-791: The highest award for contributions to Swedish golf, as the 30th, 31st and 32nd recipients. In 2023, he was inducted into the Swedish Golf Hall of Fame. Parnevik has an eclectic acting career, including a cameo in the 2007 comedy, Who's Your Caddy , in which he plays himself. Parnevik is credited with having introduced fellow professional golfer Tiger Woods to Swedish au pair Elin Nordegren (previously employed by Parnevik), whom Woods eventually married. Parnevik subsequently stated in 2009 that he regretted his responsibility for this introduction after reports of Woods' infidelity surfaced that year. Parnevik and his family starred in

2914-425: The leader Jim Furyk . Despite an eagle on the par-5 fourth hole that moved him to within one stroke of the leaders, Stenson was never quite able to build any momentum in an even-par round that included four bogeys. He finished alone in third place, three strokes behind the champion Jason Dufner . Stenson moved up one place in the world rankings to move back inside the world's top ten. Stenson's good form continued into

2976-507: The rest of the season and finished in fourth place on the 2007 European Tour Order of Merit. 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 holed the winning putt and ensured that Europe won the Ryder Cup for a third consecutive time when he beat Vaughn Taylor 4 & 3 in the Sunday singles. He played again in 2008 at Valhalla, tallying

3038-470: The rules of amateur status may lose said status. A golfer who has lost their amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated; a professional may not play in amateur tournaments unless the Committee is notified, acknowledges and confirms the participation. It is very difficult for a professional to regain their amateur status; simply agreeing not to take payment for

3100-541: The same championship. Stenson moved back inside the world's top 20 with this result. Stenson finished runner-up again the following month at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational behind Tiger Woods . He moved up to 11th in the world rankings after that result. In the year's next major championship, the 2013 PGA Championship , Stenson contended again on Sunday, teeing off in the penultimate group, with fellow country-man Jonas Blixt , two strokes behind

3162-412: The scope of competitions in which the prize limit applies. Before that time, the only competitions exempt from prize limits were hole in one contests. The 2022 changes took all competitions in which the player's score on a hole is not the primary goal, such as long drive and putting competitions, outside the amateurism rules. If an amateur accepts a prize of greater than this in a competition covered by

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3224-513: The season finales of both tours. Stenson was named the 2023 European Ryder Cup captain, but his captaincy was later terminated. Stenson was born in Gothenburg . At age 12, he had his first golf lesson with local pro Richard Bayliss at Gullbringa Gullbringa Golf & Country Club, in Kungälv, north of Gothenburg in September 1988. With parents not playing golf at the time, he first tried

3286-777: The top five in February 2007. In late 2000, Parnevik underwent hip surgery at the persuasion of Greg Norman , who had undergone similar surgery. Parnevik finished second in the Valero Texas Open in October 2007, losing to Justin Leonard in a playoff. In 2009, after a tie for 17th at the SAS Masters in Sweden, Parnevik underwent further hip surgery in Vail, Colorado , United States, which cut short his 2009 season on

3348-497: The tournament by one stroke over Ollie Schniederjans . At the 2018 Masters Tournament , Stenson finished tied for fifth place after 4 even rounds of 69, 70, 70 and 70 with total score −9. This result meant that he has managed to finish in the top 5 at all four major championships in his career. He also finished tied for sixth at the U.S. Open. He did not win any tournaments in an otherwise up-and-down year in which he faced several nagging injuries. However, Stenson rebounded with one of

3410-432: The tournament marked his 10th career win on the European Tour. Stenson won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon for his first major title. Before this win, he had achieved eight top 6-finishes in majors, without a win. He held the 54-hole lead going into the final round with a margin of one stroke over Phil Mickelson . The pair played together during the third round and finished it by being six and five shots ahead of

3472-420: Was also part of the Swedish team finishing second, after losing in the final against Scotland , at the 1985 European Amateur Team Championship on home soil in Halmstad , Sweden, where Parnevik won individually at the initial qualifying stroke-play competition. Parnevik turned professional in 1986. After winning the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 1988 , including a runner-up finish to Vijay Singh at

3534-411: Was announced that Stenson had resigned his membership of the European Tour , having been subject to multiple fines and suspension from the tour for playing without a conflicting event release. In 2005, Stenson received Elit Sign number 130 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements. In 2007, Stenson was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden. In January 2014, Stenson

3596-452: Was confirmed that Stenson had been removed from his position as European Ryder Cup captain, due to his imminent signing with LIV Golf . In his first appearance in the LIV Golf Invitational Series at Bedminster he won by two strokes from Dustin Johnson and Matthew Wolff . On 22 September 2022, the Swedish Golf Federation announced it was ending its partnership with Henrik Stenson, because of his relations with LIV Golf . In May, it

3658-403: Was elected, as its fifth inductee, decided by the board of the Swedish Golf Federation, into the Swedish Golf Hall of Fame, inaugurated the same year. Stenson married fellow Swede Emma Löfgren in Dubai ten years after meeting her at the University of South Carolina . In July 2007, his wife gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Lisa. In 2010, the couple had their second child,

3720-412: Was going to miss the cut. The USGA said Stenson did not give a reason for his withdrawal, but he later confirmed on Twitter that he had "minor neck and knee issues". A week later, he became the fourth two-time winner of the BMW International Open and the first to win the event at two different locations (at the Golfclub München Eichenried in 2006; at the Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof in 2016). The 2016 win at

3782-410: Was his first tournament win in more than two years. On 15 March, Stenson was announced as the 2023 European Ryder Cup captain. In June, he finished tied-second and tied best male player at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed , a mixed tournament with men and women playing from different tees, nine strokes behind winner Linn Grant , who became the first female winner on the European Tour . In July, it

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3844-424: Was voted winner of the Jerring Award , by the radio audience of Sveriges Radio , as the best performing Swedish athlete of 2013. He was named Swedish Golfer of the Year , male or female, professional or amateur, five times; 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014 and 2016. In November 2016, Stenson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal , for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year. In 2022, Stenson

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