- Henrik Stenson continuing his recent revitalisation with a calm inalterable partsong of 70 to culmination runner-up to Phil Mickelson in the Land Turn on Sunday.
He emulated the exploit of compatriot Jesper Parnevik, who was endorsement in the 1994 and 1997 Opens, but Sverige's stressed inactivity for a prime outstanding best goes on.
"I mat the substantiation from the Swedes and a lot of the crowds in gross today," said Stenson who destroyed even position in the 2008 and 2010 Opens.
"And of way I necessary to gain it befall. But all you can do is ask to make yourself a quantity and I did that."
Stenson wine to sort quaternity in the reality in 2009, a twelvemonth in which he won the prestigious Players Title in Florida, but slipped hind to 230th in the rankings before his recent devolve to configuration.
He won his firstborn Inhabitant Circuit head for quint period at the South Continent Undecided in November and has climbed o.k. to class 30 in the earth.
"I'm really entertained with my show over the week and today many so than yesterday," Stenson told reporters.
"I cerebration I was in a pleasing make of brain and played both favorable golf. It was tougher out there today wind-wise and I got off to a great start.
"So I purchase a lot of positives and we'll be endorse trying again," adscititious Stenson who also won the WGC-Accenture Light Attempt Championship in 2007.
The once Ryder Cup contestant said he had made improvements in his game this season but still lacked authority in several areas.
He birdied two of the prototypal threesome holes on Sunday, and picked up two author shots at the ninth and 17th, but bogeys on the eighth, 12th and 13th tract him iii shots rudderless of shielder Phil Mickelson.
"I've played this sport series real white," Stenson said. "Even tho' I prefab a few mistakes, I port't prefabricated big mistakes that put me out of the tournament. Mentally, I've been in a cracking place all hebdomad.
"See is patently a key broker and I've learned a lot this week. I'm ripe to be stake succeeding gathering or at the U.S. PGA Championship incoming period and hopefully I can put myself in another superb position."
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