Quotes by Henrik Stenson

“One hundredth of an inch cost me the chance of a playoff.”

“Its been a funny week. I come and shoot this score today, so it was wonderful. Maybe I should keep this bug.”

“I wasnt feeling well at all Friday and it was a struggle. I was tired coming up the last couple of holes yesterday, but I managed to finish birdie, birdie. And then I went and shot this score today, maybe I should keep this bug.”

“Obviously my ball striking is good when its on, and thats why Ive had some really good results recently. Ive been gradually improving my short game over the last couple of years. Im just happy to be up and playing well early on in the season because I had my best year last year, and when you have a bit of winter break, you never know how its going to start.”

“I kept on trying all the way and couldnt get close enough. And the greens are very tricky to read. ... Chris got off to a flying start, just kept it together and pretty much finished it off with a birdie on 16.”

“I felt relaxed as it was early in the round and I thought in the conditions that if I could get it going, I would have a fair chance of catching up. I just didnt play well enough. Second is not that bad, but going out with a one-shot lead you always want to win. Ive had a few second places now and Id like to change it for a win, but its only the first tournament of the year so Ill hopefully get plenty of chances.”

“I drove nicely, but just couldnt hit the irons close enough. I wasnt really on either. Struggled but kept it fairly tight.”

“I didnt get off to a great start. I had just one birdie, on the fourth, but kept plugging away, making pars. Then I got it going on the back nine with those birdies,”

“I was very pleased with pars on the last two holes, especially on the 18th, where I had a bad stance in the bunker at the back of the green,”

“Second is not bad, but going out with a one-shot lead, you always want to win as there has been a few second place finishes lately, so I would like to change them into a win.”