Stenson wins Players Championship
Henrik Stenson landed the biggest victory of his career with a commanding final round at TPC Sawgrass to take The Players Championship.
The Swede was one of six men, also including world number one Tiger Woods and England's Ian Poulter, to start the day in a tie for second place at six under par, with overnight leader Alex Cejka of Germany five shots in front of them at 11 under.
Yet as Cejka imploded and Woods faltered in the final group of the day, Stenson played brilliant golf to shoot a six-under round of 66 and become only the third European in the tournament's 36-year history, following Sandy Lyle in 1987 and Sergio Garcia 12 months ago.
Poulter finished second after a final-round 70 which took him to eight under, his second top-five finish in a row but still short of his first PGA Tour victory, with Americans John Mallinger and Kevin Na third at seven under.
England's Brian Davis gave the European contingent more cheer as he took a share of fifth place on six under with Americans Jim Furyk and Ben Crane with Woods alone in eighth at five under following a 73, his first top-10 finish in the event since he won it in 2001.
Aaron Baddeley of Australia completed an amazing turnaround following a 76 on Saturday which left him in last place, a final-round 66 giving him a tie for ninth place with Vijay Singh, another former straggler who turned in a 67 and Cejka, who closed with a 79.
