It’s been a remarkable season for Henrik Stenson, arguably the best of his entire career, but tomorrow it could get 10 million times better.
With his current position in the FedEx Cup points standings, he can still win the $10 million if his finishes 2nd. Or… he could just remove all doubt and win tomorrow outright, bagging his 2nd win of the season, and earning an additional $1.5 million to go along with the $10 million jackpot.
Really, when it comes right down to it – Stenson is in complete control of his destiny tomorrow. He’s got a 4-shot lead over Dustin Johnson, a 6-shot lead over Steve Stricker, and a 7-shot lead over Horschel, Rose, Spieth and Zach Johnson, who are all currently T4 at 4-under. You really do have to like Stenson’s odds here.
But… stranger things have happened. $10 million is life-changing money, and this entire Playoffs concept was designed with the obvious distraction of that fact in mind. Stenson has always struck me as a cool-hand Luke type, but then he did have that run-in with the dressing room locker last Sunday at the BMW. It’s easy to remain calm and relaxed when you’re making pars and birdies, but things quickly change when the swing gets tight and you suddenly don’t know where to aim.
Pin placements Sunday will be the toughest they’ve been all week, but the course will be playing relatively soft, and the balls will be holding the greens like flypaper. It’ll come down to putting.
It most always does.
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