Henrik Stenson won his debut on the Saudi-funded LIV Tour.
After that, he was praised by, among others, Donald Trump Jr.
“Biggest fuck you in the history of golf”Trump Jr wrote on Twitter.
Criticisms have been severely criticized Henrik Stenson46, since the Swedish golf star decided to leave the PGA and DP World Tour to play on the new Saudi-funded LIV golf tour.
According to reports, Stenson received the equivalent of 550 million Swedish kronor to sign LIV, but by the decision he was stripped of the prestigious role of captain of the European Ryder Cup team.
This past weekend, Stenson made his LIV tour debut – and it ended with success.
First win in years
The Swede won the competition, which was held at Bedminster Stadium in New Jersey, which was held at Donald Trump Stadium, by a two-way lead to former world number one Dustin Johnson and Matthew Wolff.
In a winning interview afterward, Stenson criticized the decision-makers who stripped him of the Ryder Cup captaincy.
“I played as a captain …,” he said after the victory, which was his first in more than two years.
Praised by Trump Jr
Statement supported – by Donald Trump Jr.
The son of the former President of the United States followed the drama to the ground in Jersey and yesterday posted a video on Twitter praising Stinson.
Trump Jr believes the victory was the ultimate way to answer all critics of the LIV tour as a phenomenon and Stenson’s decision to join it.
“The biggest fuck you ever had in golf history just happened. Great job Henrik StensonTrump Jr wrote with the hashtag #Rydercup.
The door is not closed
Former world number one Luke Donald has replaced Stenson as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain.
He said on Monday he hasn’t completely closed the door to including LIV players on the squad.
Players who have joined LIV are expected to take legal action to participate in the Ryder Cup and this process could take a long time.
Ultimately, ironically, that meant letting Stenson into the Ryder Cup despite his dismissal as captain.
remains to be seen.
In any case, colleagues Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter clearly want to see Henrik Stenson on the team.
– It has become policy and we will see how it all ends, but there is no talk of Henrik Stenson doing well in Team Europe, says Westwood according to The Telegraph.
If he plays like that, he’ll be a great asset, says Poulter.
The next LIV competition will take place September 2-4 at the International Tournament in Boston.
