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South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Henrik Stenson takes advantage of good conditions with strong start on day three
Sweden's Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, made only his third cut in his last 10 majors right on the line at one over. That gave him an early 10.05am tee time an he made full use of light winds and warm conditions. A brilliant approach shot sets up an eagle for Henrik Stenson. The Champion Golfer is now three-under. — The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025 The LIV golfer covered the front nine in 32 after a birdied at the second and par-three sixth, having come 11 inches short of holing his tee shot. Another brilliant approach to the 607-yard seventh set up a 10ft eagle and another birdie at the par-five 12th moved him into the top 10 and six behind leader Scottie Scheffler, not due out until 3.35pm with England's Matt Fitzpatrick. However another former champion, Shane Lowry, continued to endure a frustrating return to Royal Portrush. After receiving a two-shot post-round penalty for accidentally moving his ball during his round on Friday, dropping him to level par and just inside the cut line, he would have been hoping to bounce back quickly on a course where he won the Claret Jug in 2019. Shane Lowry on receiving a 'very disappointing' two-shot penalty 😢 — Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 19, 2025 But he pulled his approach to the par-five second into a gorse bush, had to take a penalty drop 50 yards back on the adjoining 12th fairway and, having been six feet away from producing a miraculous recovery, saw his ball roll off the green from where he got up and down for a bogey. He also failed to take advantage of the driveable par-four fifth despite leaving himself just 24 yards for his second.
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Former winner Henrik Stenson hits out over 'inconsistent' pace-of-play monitoring in The Open
Bryson DeChambeau also unhappy about being put on clock in third round at Royal Portrush Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Henrik Stenson, the 2016 winner, described pace-of-play monitoring as 'inconsistent' in the 153rd Open after showing a glimpse of his old form at Royal Portrush. The Swede spent longer than normal in the recording area after signing for a two-under-par 69 and revealed that it had been down to a slow-play warning he was given along with his compatriot, Sebastian Soderberg. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It was just I spoke to Mark [Litton], who was one of the head rules officials,' said Stenson, who had got himself on the leaderboard after getting to five under for the day before dropping three shots in his last five holes. 'We got a warning on the tenth green that we were three minutes out, so five minutes over the allotted time frame. Henrik Stenson has been reunited with his old caddie Fanny Sunesson for The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club |'I joked with the other guys for after the first two days, first round took about an hour over the allotted time. Second round was four to five minutes over. I said, we just have to wait until halfway through Saturday or Sunday and someone is going to come up to you and say that you're two minutes over and they're going to start pushing you on. That's exactly what happened. 'On ten today, sure enough, the first rules official came up and said that we were a couple minutes over and we had to try to close that gap. We tried really hard in the group, but then 14 took a bit of extra time. We both made bogey there. 'Then they started putting us on the clock on 15. When you're almost done, it's not really going to make a huge difference. So it was more I wanted to vent that with him. I think if you can play an hour over time scheduled in one day then, all of a sudden, two minutes is of huge importance the next day, it feels a bit inconsistent to me.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Due to the later rounds on Thursday taking six hours to complete, the final few groups, which included Scottish pair Cameron Adam and Daniel Young, finished in near darkness. 'You just don't want to play on the clock,' added Stenson, who plays for Majesticks these days on the LIV Golf League. 'I certainly don't feel like I'm a slow player these days. I's like you can take 30 seconds on one shot, 40 on another one and you might take 52 on another one and you're still kind of averaging it out, but, if you're on the clock, you're going to get noted if you take 52 on one. 'I don't think it matters how quick you are as a player, you don't want to be on the clock because, especially out here, if you miss one in the wrong place, you want to go up and check and this and that, and that clocks starts ticking. I'd prefer not to play on the clock. Yeah, we're having some discussions on that.' Bryson DeChambeau walks away after being given a slow-play warning by rules official Kevin Feeney on the 17th at Royal Portrush |Bryson DeChambeau, who showed his battling qualities by recovering from an opening 78 to make it to the weekend, was also put on the clock in the third round, in his case at the 17th. 'Yeah, he timed me after I striped the drive down there, which was unfortunate' said the two-time US Open champion, who'd just got up and down from a 'difficult spot' at the treacherous par-3 16th. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Understand we were struggling with pace the whole day. I was moving my butt as fast as I could. Greens were really tricky. I was trying to read them right. Yeah, we just kept losing time.' DeChambeau, who has talked in the past about how he likes to get to his ball as quickly as possible but then likes to be as thorough as possible over the shot, was asked if he had a solution to the slow-play issue. 'It's very simple. It's not difficult at all,' he insisted. 'You eventually time everybody for their whole entire round. Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I am an advocate for. I'd love to be timed, and I have no problem with that.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
This former Open champ came out hot on Saturday, then slipped and finished with a 69
Former British Open champion Henrik Stenson was first to take advantage of good scoring conditions at Royal Portrush after getting to four under through 12 holes, although he slid back a bit as the day progressed. Sweden's Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, made only his third cut in his last 10 majors right on the line at one over. That gave him an early tee time, and he made full use of light winds and warm conditions. The LIV golfer covered the front nine in 32 after a birdie at the second and par-3 sixth, having come 11 inches short of holing his tee shot. Another brilliant approach to the 607-yard seventh set up a 10-foot eagle and another birdie at the par-five 12th moved him into the top 10 and six behind leader Scottie Scheffler, not due out until later with England's Matt Fitzpatrick. Stenson did finish with three bogeys on his final five holes, but still finished the day at 69 and is now 1 under for the competition. Aside from winning the event in 2016, Stenson also placed second at the Open in 2015 at Muirfield and has a pair of third-place finishes.
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Henrik Stenson takes advantage of good conditions with strong start on day three
Sweden's Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, made only his third cut in his last 10 majors right on the line at one over. That gave him an early 10.05am tee time an he made full use of light winds and warm conditions. A brilliant approach shot sets up an eagle for Henrik Stenson. The Champion Golfer is now three-under. — The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025 The LIV golfer covered the front nine in 32 after a birdied at the second and par-three sixth, having come 11 inches short of holing his tee shot. Another brilliant approach to the 607-yard seventh set up a 10ft eagle and another birdie at the par-five 12th moved him into the top 10 and six behind leader Scottie Scheffler, not due out until 3.35pm with England's Matt Fitzpatrick. However another former champion, Shane Lowry, continued to endure a frustrating return to Royal Portrush. After receiving a two-shot post-round penalty for accidentally moving his ball during his round on Friday, dropping him to level par and just inside the cut line, he would have been hoping to bounce back quickly on a course where he won the Claret Jug in 2019. Shane Lowry on receiving a 'very disappointing' two-shot penalty 😢 — Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 19, 2025 But he pulled his approach to the par-five second into a gorse bush, had to take a penalty drop 50 yards back on the adjoining 12th fairway and, having been six feet away from producing a miraculous recovery, saw his ball roll off the green from where he got up and down for a bogey. He also failed to take advantage of the driveable par-four fifth despite leaving himself just 24 yards for his second.
The National
3 days ago
- Sport
- The National
Stenson takes advantage of conditions with strong start on day three
Sweden's Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, made only his third cut in his last 10 majors right on the line at one over. That gave him an early 10.05am tee time an he made full use of light winds and warm conditions. A brilliant approach shot sets up an eagle for Henrik Stenson. The Champion Golfer is now three-under. — The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025 The LIV golfer covered the front nine in 32 after a birdied at the second and par-three sixth, having come 11 inches short of holing his tee shot. Another brilliant approach to the 607-yard seventh set up a 10ft eagle and another birdie at the par-five 12th moved him into the top 10 and six behind leader Scottie Scheffler, not due out until 3.35pm with England's Matt Fitzpatrick. However another former champion, Shane Lowry, continued to endure a frustrating return to Royal Portrush. After receiving a two-shot post-round penalty for accidentally moving his ball during his round on Friday, dropping him to level par and just inside the cut line, he would have been hoping to bounce back quickly on a course where he won the Claret Jug in 2019. Shane Lowry on receiving a 'very disappointing' two-shot penalty 😢 — Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 19, 2025 But he pulled his approach to the par-five second into a gorse bush, had to take a penalty drop 50 yards back on the adjoining 12th fairway and, having been six feet away from producing a miraculous recovery, saw his ball roll off the green from where he got up and down for a bogey. He also failed to take advantage of the driveable par-four fifth despite leaving himself just 24 yards for his second.
