PV Beach, FL-Swede Henrik Stenson has been crowned champion today at golf's richest tournament, the $US9.5 million Players Championships at the TPC Sawgrass course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida with a flawless victory in the final round ending six-under-par 66.
Stenson, who started the day for tied for second, 5 strokes behind the leader Alex Cejka, who finished four clear of Englishman Ian Poulter. By the end of the tournament, he finished four shots clear of his Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter, who shot an astonishing 70 for his best finish ever during his tenure on the PGA Tour.
He is the only the third European to win at on of US PGA Tours most popular events, joining the great Sergio Garcia, who won last year. And Scotland's Sandy Lyle won back in 1987.
Tiger Woods, whose obviously now playing very well these days, was never really a factor in the tournament. He played as well as anyone that played in the last group.
He fought for the lead but was stuck in a six-way tie that included Stenson. Although Cejka fell to a 42 on the first nine, Woods couldn’t step up to the plate. I have wanted to see Tiger Woods play baseball, I'm sure he could hit a home run. It's good that he finished with a 1-over 73 to finish by himself in 8th, but whats surprising is that it was his first top 10 performance at The Players Championship since he won in 2001. He stunned the crowds and Sports Center viewers worldwide with a streak of 16 consecutive stroke-play events ranking in the top 10 worldwide.
Stenson, has won for the 10th time in his career worldwide, ending at 12-under 276 and has earned $1.71 million. I'm sure he's quite proud of himself, He's now ranked No. 5 worldwide.