[Golf Topic] 'Panty Shot' Stenson "Next Year Ryder Cup Europe Team Captain"

Henrik Stenson, captain of the 2023 Ryder Cup European team, is posing with the trophy. Orlando, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…Henrik Stenson (Sweden) has been appointed as the captain of the 2023 Ryder Cup.

On the 16th (Korean time), the American Golf Channel reported, "Stenson, who has won 6 times on the PGA Tour, will lead the European team in the Ryder Cup, the golf competition between the United States and Europe, held next year in Italy." Last year, he supported the European team as vice-captain at the Ryder Cup held in Wisconsin, USA. Next year's Ryder Cup will take place over three days from September 29 at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio, near Rome, Italy.

Jack Johnson (USA), who has accumulated 12 wins on the PGA Tour, was selected as the captain of the U.S. team. Stenson won the 2016 major The Open, becoming Sweden's first major champion. Although born in Sweden, he likes the Middle East so much that he even bought a house in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, earning him the nickname "Prince of the Desert." In fact, among his 11 European wins, including back-to-back DP World Tour Championships in 2014, 4 victories were achieved in the Middle East.

He is famous among domestic fans for his "panty shot." In March 2009 at the CA Championship, when his ball landed in a muddy field, he took off all his clothes except his underwear to protect his pants and made the shot. Primarily active in Europe, he won the 2nd and 4th rounds of the 2013 PGA Tour Playoffs, earning an astronomical FedEx Cup bonus of $10 million, hitting a "jackpot of $12.88 million." He enjoys a play style that favors direct breakthroughs. Currently, he is focusing on the PGA Tour.

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