Stenson snatches Bahamas victory

MIAMI: Sweden’s Henrik Stenson snatched a dramatic victory at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Saturday, conjuring a late eagle to win by one shot ahead of Spain’s Jon Rahm.

Stenson, who started the day one off the lead, carded a six-under-par 66 to finish on 18 under with a four-round aggregate 270 at Albany Golf Club in New Providence.

Stenson’s win came after a brilliant eagle three on the par-five 15th, the 43-year-old nailing his second from the fairway to within a few inches for the easiest of tap-ins.

The eagle gave Stenson the lead after earlier birdies on the 10th and 13th holes followed a bogey six on the ninth.

“Obviously the shot of the day was that five-wood to a couple of inches on 15, so I was very pleased about that,” said Stenson, who hasn´t won on either the European Tour or PGA tour since the Wyndham Championship in August of 2017.

Although the Tiger Woods-hosted Hero World Challenge isn’t an official PGA Tour tournament, it does offer world ranking points that will provide a boost to former No 2 Stenson, who was ranked 40th coming into the week.Rahm, who had started the day one shot off of Stenson, carded a six-under-par 66.