Awesome final round gives Stenson Players Championship

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Henrik Stenson sucked all of the drama out of an interesting final pairing between Tiger Woods and Alex Cejka on Sunday.

With the final twosome struggling in the final round, Stenson fired a flawless, six-under 66 to become the first Swede to win The Players Championship. Stenson finished at 12-under 276 and won the title by four strokes over Ian Poulter, who managed a two-under 70, at the Stadium Course at the TPC at Sawgrass. “It was a nice day’s work,” said Stenson, who collected his second PGA Tour win after the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. “I played well all week and managed my game really well and myself more than anything. Obviously, it pays off.” Woods never mounted any kind of charge in the final round and bogeyed two of his first four holes to immediately drop out of contention. He netted three birdies and two bogeys the rest of the way. Woods equaled his worst score when playing in the final pairing on Sunday with a one-over 73. The difference was, in the three previous occasions Woods shot a 73 in the final round, he still won the championship. Not on Sunday. Woods took eighth alone at minus-five. “Just a long, frustrating day,” said Woods. “I thought I was doing a pretty good job of getting it around.” Stenson, who was ranked ninth in the world before the start of the tournament, completed an epic turnaround on Sunday.

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