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alone give him financial security for the
rest of his life.
He has won three huge tournaments this
year and is now firmly established as the
world's third-ranked golfer. Stenson will
now attempt to relax, and hope that when
he returns to competitive action in 2014
the magic is still there. If it is, there is no
reason that he cannot add a major to his
resume. He is already a shoo-in for the
European Ryder Cup team, and there will
be players queueing up to partner him at
Gleneagles.
“It took a little time to sink in when
I won the FedEx, and it just kept on
feeling better and better as time went on
and I'm sure this will be the same,” said
Stenson, who has staged a remarkable
comeback since falling out of the top 200
in the Official Golf World Ranking in
early 2012. “I have managed to achieve
something very special here this week.
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“To get the double‑double, winning the
Tour Championship on both the tours,
that's going to take some beating in the
future. It's been a dream year, a dream
summer for me, and the season of my
life.
“I’m just very, very pleased with the way I
played. I knew it was going to be a tough
week and I knew the guys were going to
keep on charging and trying to catch me.
Being in the lead, you want to play solidly
and not make any silly mistakes. I had a
couple of really good iron shots early in
the round to set up three birdies in the
first five holes.
“It was blowing pretty hard with a lot of
sand in the air on the back nine. I was
just trying to hit fairways and greens and
make pars coming in.”
Henrik, we doff our caps to you. What
an achievement - the comeback story of
2013, without a doubt.
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