Henrik stenson is one of the best golfers in the world and an exciting player to watch. Stay up to date with the latest news from henrik along with his tour schedules, fun facts, career records, and more. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. It has been a roller coaster ride for henrik stenson and now he is the fedex cup leader for 20. Many may wonder what woods he plays as he has a deadly 3 wood. Best golf drivers for golfers over 50 and senior golfers. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. This is a weapon for henrik as he often leaves his callaway xr 16 in the bag. Henrik stenson shares why he likes to play a strong 3wood off the tee with claude harmon and damon hack in this best of morning drive instruction feature. Stenson, the number 5 golfer in the world, obviously uses his sponsor callaways clubs. The callaway xr and xr pro drivers are built for outrageous speed. What irons does henrik stenson play how does he hit them. To hit it as far as those, with a driver, youd argue stenson would have.
Henrik stenson the dark orange dot is directly between those two groups meaning hes both very long 11th longest and accurate 64th best with driver. Here is a complete list of the clubs henrik stenson is using this week at the 2018 u. Congratulations to henrik stenson, the champion golfer of. Henrik stenson produced the shot of the day with his callaway rogue sub zero 5wood on saturday, hitting it from 260 yards to just a couple of inches on the parfive 15th before tapping in for eagle to gain the outright lead. Is that a legit color offering from project x on the driver shaft. Henrik stenson displayed the kind of steady golf on saturday in the. His bag contains a mix of taylormade and callaway clubs and shafts from grafalloy and nippon. Henrik stensons startofbackswing move tour talk the. Mitsubishi rayon fubuki j 60x the xr 16 was one of the two or three best drivers we have ever tested, really in a class with the gbb epic, m1, and m2. Over the 72 holes stenson showed proficiency in all aspects of the game from tee to green and then on the putting surfaces. As of 2018, henrik has won 5 pga tour titles including his first major at the 2016 open championship.
Callaway diablo octane tour degrees, with grafalloy blue shaft. Henrik stenson is one of the hottest golfers on the pga tour, and our readers have made it clear that they want to know what is in his bag for 2017. He took care of tiger and his boys in the made for tv hero championship. How many total birdies will team callaway have through the four days of masters play. I think its really interesting and kinda cool, that with all the new technology and the endless amount of free equipment these guys get, that henrik is still using a 3 wood from 2011 you can get on ebay for about 30 bucks expensive shaft not included, but you get the idea. Henrik stenson successfully defended his title at the dp world tour championship, while lydia ko won both the cme group tour championship and the. During my single length irons journey, i was watching henrik stenson on the golf channel nail shot after shot with his 3wood off the tee sometimes further than his playing partners drives when he pulled out his driver on a particularly long par5, the announcers made sure to point out how rare it was for him to hit driver. Henrik stenson won the 145th open championship at royal troon g. After leading the field in driving accuracy last year, sergio garcia handed over his taylormade burner driver. Dating back to 2011, then 2016 open champion had been gaming the same callaway golf 3wood, a.
Its interesting to note that phil is currently 41st on tour in driving average at 299. Henrik has his own junior event together with longtime caddie and friend. Henrik stenson is one of the best ball strikers in the world, and is still a tough contender even in his 40s. At one point stenson seemed poised to become one of the best players in the world on a consistent basis, only to lose. It is a callaway diablo octane tour with a grafalloy blue x shaft at degrees. The 40yearold swede collected his first major in recordsetting fashion. Henrik stenson, powered by grafalloy blue and nippon n. Few clubs have received the plaudits and recognition over the years as henrik stenson s callaway diablo octane tour 3wood. The aerodynamic crown, rmoto face and shaft load are all contributing factors. Or was it custom made to match his trusty 3w shaft lololol.
It was the 40yearolds second win at the event, after triumping in 2006, following two runnerup finishes in the last two years. Pga tour professionals using the xr16 driver include. Henrik stenson tips for using 3wood off the tee sep 25. We know henrik stenson s 3 wood has already reached legendary status but the 2016 open champion didnt even bother putting a driver in the bag as he stormed to victory at the wyndham. Henrik stenson witb winning clubs national club golfer. Henrik stensons witb a mix of clubs and shafts dlance. Here is the updated list of clubs from stenson s bag from his early 2017 pga and european starts. Pro modus shafts noviembre 21, 20 for the first time in the history of golf, one player has won both the pga tours fedexcup and the european tours race to dubai within the same season. Henrik stenson tips for using 3wood off the tee sep 25, 20.
The story behind henrik stenson s clubs used to win the 2016 open championship. Henrik stenson is one of the mostinteresting players in golf as he has gone through plenty of ups and downs in his golf career. Rogue sub zero 18 degrees, with oban kiyoshi tour limited 60 x shaft irons. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum clubhead speed and it will vary from player to player. The m2s ive seen seem to have the fujikura shaft which im guessing was one of stock shafts offered at the time the club was new.
Kicking my driver to the curb single length irons guy. Henrik stenson i 2018 whats in the bag i golf monthly. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. What happened to henrik stensons bionic callaway 3wood. Callaway rogue 9 degrees, with project x hzrdus t1100 shaft fairway woods. Youll notice that of the golfers near stenson, all of them are hitting driver at least 62 % of the time. Callaway xr and xr pro drivers the golftec scramble. On the wednesday before the 2019 bmw pga championship at wentworth club in surrey, england, stenson noticed the face of his newest callaway diablo octane tour 3wood had caved in, and that it was no longer playable. Just goes to show what we already knowequipment needs to be personalized to your swing and clubs.
The iceman did have a callaway epic sub zero driver at the pga championship and did use one during his open victory at royal troon last year. Trackman numbers show stenson s angle of attack with the 3 wood is 3. Iron into the 15th from 229 yards to 21 feet for an easy twoputt birdie followed by an 8iron to 10 feet on the par3 16th that he converted for another birdie. Henrik stenson witb for 2017 what is in the bag for the. In his first round with the driver and fairway woods, stenson carded eight birdies, shot a 7under 65 and finished the day in. The 2016 open champion, henrik stenson, talks through the clubs in his bag including how they are set up specifically for his game. In an open championship for the ages, henrik stenson shot a final round 63 to hold off phil mickelson at royal troon. Henrik stenson is a man who knows how to stick with what works. I am wondering if it would benefit me with the driver 3w, or in a broader sense, would help. Finally, while playing on the european tour in his most recent start, stenson had to give up on the club altogether. The official site also features exclusive access to photos and videos from various tournaments along with a sneak peek behind the scenes. It was hairy all the way, it was a tough one, stenson said. My current driver, an 11, soon to be 12 year old tm tour burner, has the diamana shaft epoxied into the hosel.
We are excited to give you an opportunity to make it yours. Recently, the xr driver was put into play this year at the waste management phoenix open by pat perez, kevin kisner, derek fathauer and jason kokrak. Callaway legacy black 3pw, with nippon modus 120x shafts. Stenson plays the callaway legacy black, 2 iron through pitching wedge with nippon pro modus3 120x shafts. Henrik stenson stenson at svenska idrottsgalan 2014. Henrik stenson put a new xr 16 driver and two new xr 16 fairway woods in his bag, and thats bad news for everybody else this week in abu dhabi.
Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. Henrik stenson loves his 3 wood too much golf analytics. Look out 2020, henrick stenson may have his ball striking back. Henrik stenson s startofbackswing move sign in to follow this. Henrik stenson dishes on his equipment golf digest. Find out what clubs henrik stenson used to win the hero world challenge.
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