In the Grand Slam scheme of things, as it relates to casual sports fans, male golfers from Sweden have been about as impactful as giant slalom skiers from Bahrain.
Plenty of sand, lots of grit, but no trophies to show for it.
Bear with us for a minute on the silly simile.
It’s clearly time for Henrik Stenson to end the skein and not just because he melded the analogy by turning up for the frigid third round of the 145th Open Championship on Saturday with a knit ski cap on his head.
“See you on the slopes,” he cracked to Oliver Brown of The Daily Telegraph as he headed to the range to warm up.