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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Bryan Armen Graham at Trump National Golf Club

Controversy, but louder: Stenson’s LIV Golf title takes backseat in Trumpland

Henrik Stenson and Donald Trump
Henrik Stenson, right, is congratulated by Donald Trump after winning the LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster. Photograph: Jonathan Ferrey/LIV Golf/via Getty Images

It didn’t take long for Henrik Stenson’s decision to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series to pay off handsomely.

Less than a fortnight after the even-keeled Swede was stripped of Europe’s Ryder Cup captaincy with immediate effect for defecting to the controversial Saudi-backed breakaway circuit on a reported $50m signing fee, Stenson carded a final-round 69 on Sunday afternoon to win LIV Golf’s third event by two shots over Dustin Johnson and Matthew Wolff at Trump National Golf Club in the leafy New Jersey township of Bedminster 45 miles west of New York City.

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