Henrik Stenson looks back on his LIV Golf relegation and confirms his upcoming schedule

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LIV Golf returns this week despite concerns over its future, but one player not in the field is Henrik Stenson.

Playing for Majesticks Golf Club in the 2025 LIV Golf season, Stenson finished 49th in the individual standings and was relegated from the league.

It may now prove to be a blessing in disguise, with LIV Golf’s future in doubt amid funding issues from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Stenson is now focused on this week’s Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club, where he was tasked with discussing his LIV Golf relegation.

Henrik Stenson left disappointed by his LIV Golf relegation

Sharing what it was like to not only suffer relegation, but to do so after a close battle with friends and teammates, Stenson said: “I’ve never been friendly with Ian [Poulter].

“Yeah, I mean, we were basically three guys really hanging on in the back waters. Yeah, as it turned out, it was one shot on the final round, the final day.

“I was disappointed with my performance, at the same time as Ian did a really, really strong finish.

“I think he birdied four out of the last five or five out of the last five or something like that to beat me by a shot. That was me done for the year and in the individual standings.

“That’s the way it goes, but I had it all in my own hands, and I didn’t finish it the way I wanted and should have.

“Yeah, I mean, it is what it is. It doesn’t really matter who’s the one that knocks you out or over-jump you by a shot.

“That’s just the nature of the sport. I got no one else to blame than myself for not playing better in the final round there.”

It was likely a tongue-in-cheek reference to his former Majesticks teammate Poulter, who finished one point ahead of Stenson in the standings.

That secured his position in the LIV Golf league for 2026, although he is currently in the drop zone for this season.

Henrik Stenson confirms his upcoming golf schedule

Stenson is in the high-quality field taking on the Senior PGA Championship, which includes the likes of Ernie Els, Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington among many other icons.