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Henrik Stenson returns to competitive golf after an eight-month hiatus due to his removal from LIV Golf. He is set to play in his first senior-level event this week.
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Henrik Stenson tees off on Friday on the 2nd hole at the Concession Golf Club.Getty Images
Playing his first-ever senior-level event, which follows an eight-month break, which was forced by being booted out of LIV Golf, Henrik Stenson is answering questions when a reporter wonders about his driving average.
âMy average?â Stenson says.
âYeah, Iâve trimmed it down to about 360 to go easy on the guys.â
Heâs not finished. He has one more crack.
âMy carry distance is probably about 290, Iâd say, with the driver.
âIf I got a picture of you on the golf ball, I might be able to squeeze another 10 out of it.â
Consider Stensonâs mood light then, even after recent events. This week, the 2016 Open Championship winner is playing the Senior PGA Championship at the Concession Golf Club in Florida, and through two rounds, he was tied for 26th. Heâs calling it a ânew chapter.â Thing is, though, Stenson probably wouldnât be playing his first event with the over-50 gang had his play gone just slightly differently last August.
He knows the details. Heâd played been with Saudi-backed LIV since the third event of its first season, in 2022, which he won. Heâd been a team captain. Then he was out. He finished LIVâs last event where points were awarded to players in 49th place in the individual standings, just below close friend Ian Poulter, and 49th and worst were relegated.
âThatâs the way it goes,â Stenson said, âbut I had it all in my own hands. and I didnât finish it the way I wanted and should have.
âYeah, I mean, it is what it is. It doesnât really matter whoâs the one that knocks you out or over-jump you by a shot. Thatâs just the nature of the sport. I got no one else to blame than myself for not playing better in the final round.â
From there, he paused. There was some plotting. In November, , he paid fines with the DP World Tour handed out due to his LIV play, clearing a return. Earlier this month, he turned 50, making him eligible for senior events. Next week, heâll play on the Legends Tour, the DP World Tourâs senior circuit. In August, he said a suspension imposed by the PGA Tour will end, meaning he may play PGA Tour Champions tour tournaments. Heâll also try to qualify for the U.S. Open, and heâll play in the U.S. Senior Open and the Senior Open.
Henrik Stenson was booted from LIV Golf, which led to an eight-month break from competitive play.
Henrik Stenson is participating in his first-ever senior-level event following his hiatus.
Henrik Stenson took an eight-month break from competitive golf after being removed from LIV Golf.
Henrik Stenson mentioned that he has trimmed his driving average down to about 360 yards.

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But from last August to this week, Stenson played nowhere. He said he welcomed that, guessing that since 1989, when he first started playing, that he hadnât taken more than five months off.
âRelaxed, refreshed,â Stenson said when asked what a pro does with eight months off.
âIâve toured the world for 28 years, and I felt during Covid that it was kind of nice to have â you feel like you can kind of land a little bit and have that extra bit of time. Iâve felt the same now.
at Perez plays from the rough on the ninth hole during the second round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club
âI probably needed it even more so this time around. I was definitely run down, and I think being in your own house eating well, sleeping well, working out, just like getting back into a good day-to-day rhythm has really helped me, and Iâm in a much better place now than I was six months ago.
âYeah, Iâm feeling like I really needed the time. In terms of the golf, like I said, I donât think after 30 years you forget how to compete, but you might need a couple of rounds to get back into it. Also, it wasnât like I played my best golf when I went on kind of this longer break, either.â
This week, at the Senior PGA, Stenson has started well. On Thursday, he shot even-par 72. On Friday, he was two shots better and made the weekend. He said heâs reconnected with old faces.
There was a time he thought he maybe didnât want to play senior golf, but here he is.
âYou never want to turn 50,â Stenson said.
âIt beats the alternative, but yeah, time flies, right?â
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