Henrik Stenson, the 2016 Open Championship champion, was born on April 5, 1976. In his almost 30-year career, he has 22 professional victories, five Swedish Golfer of the Year awards in two decades, and two European Tour Golfer of the Year awards.
He became the first Swedish and Nordic major champion after winning the Open Championship in 2016. He has been in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for almost 300 weeks, and his career high of second place is the highest of any Swedish male golfer.
Stenson was the first player to win both the FedEx Cup on the US PGA Tour and the Race to Dubai on the European Tour in 2013. He was also the first player to win the season finales of both tours. However, Stenson was chosen to captain the European Ryder Cup in 2023, but his captaincy was later withdrawn when he joined LIV Golf.
The Swedish Golf Federation announced in September 2022 that it was ending its relationship with Henrik Stenson owing to his involvement with LIV Golf. In May 2023, it was confirmed that Stenson had resigned from the European Tour following many penalties and a suspension for competing in events without a conflicting event release.
How many Majors did Henrik Stenson win?
As of March 2024, the 2016 Open Championship was Stenson's only major victory.
Henrik Stenson’s Masters Tournament Wins
After four even rounds of 69, 70, 70, and 70, Stenson tied for fifth place at the 2018 Masters Tournament with Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy, and Bubba Watson with a total score of 279, under 9. With this outcome, he has now finished in the top five at each of his four major championships.
Henrik Stenson’s PGA Championship Wins
Stenson's best PGA Championship finish was in 2013, when he finished solo third for 273, under 7. However, for the next season, he finished tied for third place with Rickie Fowler, for a total score of 270, under 14.
Henrik Stenson’s U.S. Open Wins
Stenson's best U.S. Open finish came in 2014, where she tied for fourth place with Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka with a total score of 281, over 1.
Henrik Stenson’s Open Championship Wins
Stenson won the 2016 Open Championship; he had eight top-6 results in majors prior to this victory, but no victories. He was ahead of Phil Mickelson by one shot going into the last round.
In the last round, Stenson tied Johnny Miller for the best final round performance by a major winner ever with a 63. His total score of 264 became the lowest in any major championship ever. Finishing third, J. B. Holmes was fourteen shots behind Stenson, while Stenson was three shots ahead of Mickelson, who was the runner-up.
Henrik Stenson Major Wins Year-by-Year
| Year | Masters | PGA Champ. | U.S. Open | The Open |
| 2001 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| 2002 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2003 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2004 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2005 | DNP | T47 | DNP | T34 |
| 2006 | CUT | T14 | T26 | T48 |
| 2007 | T17 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| 2008 | T17 | T4 | CUT | T3 |
| 2009 | T38 | T6 | 9 | T13 |
| 2010 | CUT | CUT | T29 | T3 |
| 2011 | CUT | DNP | T23 | 68 |
| 2012 | T40 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2013 | T18 | 3 | T21 | 2 |
| 2014 | T14 | T3 | T4 | T39 |
| 2015 | T19 | T25 | T27 | T40 |
| 2016 | T24 | T7 | WD | WON |
| 2017 | CUT | T13 | CUT | T11 |
| 2018 | T5 | CUT | T6 | T35 |
| 2019 | T36 | T48 | T9 | T20 |
| 2020 | CUT | CUT | CUT | NT |
| 2021 | T38 | T64 | CUT | CUT |
| 2022 | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT |
| 2023 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 |
Henrik Stenson’s Players Championship Wins
Stenson won the Players Championship in May 2009, finishing four points ahead of Ian Poulter with a final round score of 66, and a total score of 276, under 12. He rose to fifth in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) after winning his first stroke-play match in America.
Henrik Stenson’s FedEx Cup Wins
Stenson won the 2013 FedEx Cup with a total score of 4,750 and a margin of 2,007. At the 2013 Tour Championship, he defeated Jordan Spieth and Steve Stricker with a score of 267, under 13, by a margin of 3 strokes.
FAQ's on Henrik Stenson Major Wins
A. Henrik Stenson has won one major championship, which is the 2016 Open Championship.
A. In the final round of the 2016 Open Championship, Henrik Stenson tied Johnny Miller for the best final-round performance by a major winner ever with a score of 63.
A. Phil Mickelson finished as the runner-up behind Henrik Stenson in the 2016 Open Championship, trailing Stenson by three shots.
A. Henrik Stenson's best finish in the PGA Championship was tied for third place, achieved twice in 2013 and 2014.
A. Henrik Stenson has never won the Masters Tournament.
