Henrik Stenson chooses Scandinavian Invitational over FedEx Cup
Stenson decides to go home to Sweden to practice and recharge his batteries...
Henrik Stenson has favoured a return to home comforts instead of attempting to win a second FedEx Cup title on the PGA Tour.
Stenson, 43, won the FedEx Cup in 2013, the same year he captured the European Tour's Race to Dubai and became the first player to ever achieve the feat.
But despite past glory in the PGA Tour's lucrative season-long race, Stenson has bypassed the opportunity to win a second FedEx Cup by withdrawing from this week's 125-man Playoffs opener at The Northern Trust.
Stenson took to social media on Tuesday to confirm he will be returning to his homeland of Sweden to "practice and recharge (his) batteries" before playing in the European Tour's Scandinavian Invitation later this month.
The 2016 Open winner is currently 85th in the current PGA Tour's FedEx Cup list, meaning he cannot advance to the 70-man BMW Championship next week.
Check out Stenson's post below...
The European Tour's Scandinavian Invitational was formerly known as the Nordea Masters, and it will be played in two weeks' time from August 22 to 25 - the same week the PGA Tour hands out a $15 million prize to the latest season-long champ.
Stenson has been playing some solid golf of late but has yet to record a victory since the 2017 Wyndham Championship.
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Despite a slow start to the year missing four of his first six cuts of 2019, Stenson has steadily improved with seven top-20 finishes since March.
Stenson finished tied 20th last month at The Open but found his way into the headlines after snapping his iron over his leg in the final round at Royal Portrush.
Another notable player to be sitting out this week's Northern Trust in New Jersey includes Paul Casey, however the Englishman played in the Wyndham Championship last week and is comfortably into next week's 70-man BMW Championship and final 30-man Tour Championship no matter what happens.
“With our system, I think there’s more volatility this year,” said Casey.
“I know the mathematicians say that’s not the case, but I think they have no idea about what’s going to happen at East Lake. It’s exciting stuff, so I was willing to sacrifice maybe a position or two because I really feel I need as much energy going into that Tour Championship.”
Other players to miss out this week include Sam Burns, who broke his ankle, and Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello following the birth of his daughter.
