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Henrik Stenson

Sweden · born , Gothenburg, Sweden

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2016 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 5 Cups · 10-7-2 · 11 points (57.9%)
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 2016 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 264 (-20) · by 3 strokes from Phil Mickelson

Near misses

  1. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T3 · 289 (+9)
  2. 2010 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 280 (-8)
  3. 2013 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 284

Ryder Cup

5 Cups, 19 matches: 10 won, 7 lost, 2 halved, 11 points. Foursomes 4-3-1, four-ball 3-2-1, singles 3-2-0.

  1. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  2. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  3. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
  4. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club Europe · USA won 17–11 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  5. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Phil Mickelson's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2016 Open Stenson birdied the 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th in a closing 63 for a major-record 264.
  2. 2016 Open Mickelson opened with 63 and shot 65 on Sunday, eagling the 4th, yet still finished three behind.

Records and firsts

  1. 2016 Open lowest 72-hole total · 264 (−20)
  2. 2016 Open most under par to win · −20 (2016; 2022) (Henrik Stenson; Cameron Smith)
  3. 2016 Open lowest final 54 holes · 196
  4. 2016 Open lowest final round by a champion · 63
  5. 2016 Open First Open champion from: Sweden

Results by championship

    Best day

    2016 The Open

    Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 264 (-20) · by 3 strokes from Phil Mickelson

    Stenson birdied the 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th in a closing 63 for a major-record 264.

    Mickelson opened with 63 and shot 65 on Sunday, eagling the 4th, yet still finished three behind.

    Record: lowest 72-hole total · 264 (−20)

    Record: lowest final 54 holes · 196

    Record: lowest final round by a champion · 63

    Record: Sweden

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2016.

    Career line, 2006–2018

    The Open
    2008 The Open: finished T32010 The Open: finished T32013 The Open: runner-up to Phil Mickelson2016 The Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    2006 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-12008 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-12014 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-02016 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-3-02018 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-0-0
    20102015

    9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Henrik Stenson was born on April 5, 1976, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Stenson won one major championship: the 2016 Open. Stenson played in 5 Ryder Cups for Europe (2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018), winning 10, losing 7 and halving 2 of 19 matches for 11 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2016 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 264 (-20) · by 3 strokes from Phil Mickelson

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T3 · 289 (+9)
    2. 2010 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 280 (-8)
    3. 2013 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 284

    Ryder Cup

    Stenson played 5 Ryder Cups for Europe: 19 matches, 10 won, 7 lost, 2 halved, 11 points (57.9% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-3-1, four-ball 3-2-1, singles 3-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    2. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    3. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
    4. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club Europe · USA won 17–11 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    5. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Justin Rose (8), David Howell (1), Pádraig Harrington (1), Paul Casey (1), Oliver Wilson (1), Robert Karlsson (1), Matt Fitzpatrick (1).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 2016 Open lowest 72-hole total · 264 (−20)
    2. 2016 Open most under par to win · −20 (2016; 2022) (Henrik Stenson; Cameron Smith)
    3. 2016 Open lowest final 54 holes · 196
    4. 2016 Open lowest final round by a champion · 63
    5. 2016 Open First Open champion from: Sweden

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    3. WP: Henrik Stenson
    4. Wikidata: Q1343639
    5. GC 2016
    6. PGA Tour course stats
    7. R&A 2008
    8. R&A 2010
    9. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    10. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    11. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 2008 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 2008 Ryder Cup
    14. Today's Golfer 2008
    15. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
    16. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup
    17. Wikipedia: 2016 Ryder Cup
    18. GolfCompendium: 2016 ryder cup
    19. Wikipedia: 2018 Ryder Cup
    20. GolfCompendium: 2018 ryder cup
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    24. R&A one-champion countries