Henrik Stenson and his partner in crime Justin Rose scored 10 birdies in a row in their four-ball match Saturday morning. The Swedish golfer sat out the afternoon foursomes because of a back injury.
Jason Sobel reported via Twitter, "Henrik Stenson says he will rest his ailing back this afternoon. Certainly didn't hurt it trying to carry his partner."
Europe team captain Paul McGinley said Stenson's back was very stiff and thought about resting him Saturday all together.
Stenson has won the Challenge Tour and was a Rankings winner in 2000, FedEx Cup in 2013, Race to Dubai in 2013, and he also won the European Tour along with the Golfer of the Year in 2013.
He has never won a Major Tournament. However, he placed 14th in the Masters Tournament in 2014, 4th in the U.S. Open in 2014, 3rd in the PGA Championship in 2013 and 2014, and he placed 2nd in the Open Championship in 2013.
It is obvious that Stenson has has improved since he began playing professionally in 1998. The Ryder Cup may be the turning point that takes him to the top.