Golf: Swede Henrik Stenson has a score to settle at Singapore Open

Swede wants to add SMBC S'pore Open title to his recent Hero World Challenge crown

Henrik Stenson of Sweden hopes to win his first trophy in an Asian city outside the Middle East at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong course this month.
Henrik Stenson of Sweden hopes to win his first trophy in an Asian city outside the Middle East at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong course this month.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Jonathan Wong Assistant Sports Editor
  • Published
    Jan 6, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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Henrik Stenson wants to begin this year the way he ended 2019, lifting a trophy on a Sunday.

The veteran Swede was winless in more than two years before last month's Hero World Challenge. That drought ended when he pipped Spaniard Jon Rahm to win the invitational tournament in the Bahamas.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 06, 2020, with the headline 'Stenson targets back-to-back wins'. Subscribe
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