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Henrik Stenson – DP World Tour Champion

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STENSON, HenrikStenson became the first man to win The European Tour’s Race to Dubai and FedEx Cup on the US PGA Tour in the same year thanks to a commanding six-shot triumph at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

“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 won the Tour Championship in Atlanta to seal the FedEx Cup title and US$10million bonus.

“I have managed to achieve something very special here this week. 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.”

DP World Tour Championship Dubai

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The Final Series

This year the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai hosts the final of the European Tour, the fourth and final round of the controversial Final Series, with this tournament closes a season with 46 tournaments played and visited 25 countries around the globe.
Henrik Stenson is the number one of the Order of Merit currently has over 2.3 million euros accumulated. It is followed by Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell 2,165,727 with 2,057,395. Ian Poulter is the fourth player to over two million euros, 2,035,289.

The event delivers 8 million euros of which more than a million to the winner. Besides the top ten players will share a bonus of $ 3.5 million.

Venue: Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai
Field: par 72, 7017 meters
Awards: $ 8,000,000, Champion: € 985,476
Defender: Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland (-23)

Snedeker, two months injured from falling off a ‘Segway’

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Brandt SnedekerThe american Brandt Snedeker, ninth best player in the world, could be two months on the sidelines due to an injury to his left knee due to a small accident last week in Sheshan, China.
Snedeker participated on Monday October 28 in one of the activities planned by the HSBC Champion climbed a ‘Segway’ (light transport vehicle electric two-wheeled gyroscopic) when he lost his balance having to jump out of the contraption.
“When it felt a pop in the knee and pain,” said Snedeker. “Fortunately, this is a relatively minor injury that requires surgery, so that in the bad is good news.”
“The injury could be cured in two or three weeks and it took six to eight,” said the player. “Depending on the person is cured in a period or other.”