Golf Channel · Jul 25, 2016
Stenson, DJ turn 2016 into year of the breakthrough
What had been a theme-less 2016 will now be remembered as the year that golf’s nearlymen finally broke through for their first major title.
Resounding victories in the past month by Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson offer hope to the frequent contenders who were thought to be too damaged and scarred by their past failures. After years of wilting under pressure, they each played boldly on their Open Sundays, authoring the most stirring performances of the year and shifting the narratives of their underachievement.