It wasn’t Tiger, it wasn’t Phil, it wasn’t Sergio or Vijay. Heck, it wasn’t even Round 3 leader Alex Cejka that took home top honors at this weekends The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, instead it was Swedish player Henrik Stenson that rose up out of the crowd and put together 4 impressive rounds, capped off with a dominating 66 on Sunday to win it, making him the first Swede to win a PGA event of this size.
Cejka & Tiger Fell Apart
At the start of Round 4, Alex Cejka was sitting on an impressive -11 but before he even reached the turn he’d dropped all the way to -7 and went on to shoot a disappointing closing round of 79. Many doubted his ability to hold onto the lead he’d acquired, as he’s still yet to take home his first PGA tour victory and had never been in that position before. Paired up with Tiger Woods might have affected his play as well, but then again, Tiger Woods lost his hope of winning the tournament right along with him, notching a final round 73 to add to his first and second rounds that were also in the 70’s.
Great Final Round
When asked about his performance, especially in the final round, Stenson was eager to sound off. Here’s what he had to say:
“It’s definitely up there, if not the best final round I’ve done…It’s just going to give me a lot of confidence to go out there and control myself and play as well as I did today on the last day at TPC Sawgrass and to hold off such a strong field…It’s just going to give me a lot of confidence going into the majors, and obviously if I can play as well as I did today, I surely can do it on a Sunday at the majors.”
We’ll be watching his upcoming performance with interest, as he was an entertaining and impressive player to watch on Sunday.
What Happened to Tiger?
Unfortunately, despite the impressive nature of his win, the question many people were left wondering was what happened to Tiger Woods? It’s too early to make any judgement calls yet, but one thing is clear, he’s not the player he was. Yet.
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