Swedish star says a big benefit of playing LIV Golf is a nine-month season with time to rest
“People said: ‘Oh Brooks didn’t win the Masters because it was four rounds.’ Well, Phil Mickelson finished [joint] second because of a fourth-round 65. So which way are you going to have it?” The point is valid.
“With the history I have at the Open, it is the one that means the most to me anyway,” he says. “It is a special event. The Open always brings back great memories. “Is it good enough to win a Major? I don’t know. Yes, I look to prove people wrong at times – that can be a motivator. There’s no question no matter whatever tour you are playing is competitive. You always want to beat whoever is in front of you. I am confident that playing well, I can have a good Open Championship.”
Stenson’s record over two Opens at Hoylake is uninspiring by his standards: a tie for 48th and a share of 39th. He still looks back at Royal Troon and the epic battle with Mickelson of seven years ago. “I will probably watch a bit of Tiger in ‘06 going into this one to get a feel for the course,” Stenson says. Woods’s game management in that Open is the stuff of legend.
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