A6 The BulleTin • Wednesday, May 5, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
MLB, Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Baltimore at Seattle
MLB, L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
MLB, regional coverage
SOCCER
FA Women’s Super League,
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea
UEFA Champions League, Chelsea vs. Real Madrid
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal,
Monterrey vs. Columbus
CONCACAF Champions League,
América vs. Portland
HOCKEY
NHL, Washington at N.Y. Rangers
NHL, Colorado at San Jose
LACROSSE
Women’s college, Pac-12, Arizona St. vs. California
BASKETBALL
NBA, Portland at Cleveland
WATER SPORTS
World Surf League, Margaret River Pro
GOLF
LPGA Tour, LPGA Thailand
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Madrid Open
Time
9:30 a.m.
noon
12:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
noon
TV
MLB
MLB
Root
ESPN
MLB
NBCSN
CBSSN
5 p.m.
FS2
7:15 p.m.
FS1
4 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
NBCSN
NBCSN
4 p.m.
Pac-12
Prep sports
WEDNESDAY
Baseball: The dalles at Redmond, 4:30 p.m.; sisters
at sweet home, 4:30 p.m.
Softball: la Pine at sisters, 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis: The dalles at Crook County, 3 p.m.;
Ridgeview at Redmond, 3 p.m.; summit at sisters, 4
p.m.
Girls tennis: Crook County at The dalles, 3 p.m.;
Redmond at Ridgeview, 3 p.m.
Girls golf: Crook County invitational, at Crooked
River Ranch, noon.
Track and field: Mountain View at Bend, 3 p.m.;
Redmond at summit, 3:30 p.m.; la Pine invitational,
3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Baseball: summit at Bend, 4:30 p.m.; Madras at
north Marion, 5 p.m.; sweet home at sisters, 4:30 p.m.;
Burns at la Pine, 4:30 p.m.
Softball: summit at Bend, 4:30 p.m.; sisters at
Woodburn, 4:30 p.m.; Burns at la Pine, 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis: Mountain View at Bend, 4 p.m.
Girls tennis: Bend at Mountain View, 4 p.m.
PREPS
4:30 p.m.
NBCSNW
7 p.m.
FS2
8 p.m.
Golf
2 a.m. (Thu)
Tennis
Baseball
Monday’s Late Game
sisters 17, Woodburn 9
Tuesday’s Games
Mountain View 3, summit 2 (12 innings)
Pendleton 13, Ridgeview 3
Redmond at hood River Valley, late
Crook County 8, The dalles 3
Softball
THURSDAY
GOLF
European Tour, Canary Islands Championship
Regions Tradition
PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship
LPGA Tour, LPGA Thailand
BASEBALL
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Toronto at Oakland
MLB, Arizona at Miami
College, Florida at Kentucky
College, LSU at Auburn
MLB, Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
LACROSSE
Men’s college,
Big Ten semifinal, Maryland vs. Michigan
Men’s college,
Big East semifinal, Denver vs. Providence
Women’s college, Pac-12, TBD at Stanford
Men’s college,
Big Ten semifinal, Rutgers vs. Johns Hopkins
Men’s college,
Big East semifinal, Georgetown vs. Villanova
Women’s college, Pac-12, USC vs. Colorado
FOOTBALL
The Spring League, Alphas vs. Aviators
The Spring League, Conquerors vs. Linemen
HOCKEY
NHL, N.Y. Rangers at Boston
BASKETBALL
NBA, Brooklyn at Dallas
NBA, L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers
6 a.m.
8 a.m.
11 a.m.
8 p.m.
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Golf
Golf
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
MLB
SEC
ESPNU
MLB
noon
FS2
2 p.m.
Big Ten
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
CBSSN
Pac-12
4:30 p.m.
Big Ten
5:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
CBSSN
Pac-12
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
FS1
FS1
4 p.m.
NBCSN
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
TNT
TNT
Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible
for late changes made by TV stations.
SPORTS BRIEFING
BASEBALL
Oregon games vs. Gonzaga canceled — No. 17 Ore-
gon’s two games against Gonzaga scheduled for next Tues-
day and Wednesday in Eugene have been canceled because of
COVID-19 protocol developments within the Bulldogs pro-
gram. The Ducks were also scheduled to play at Gonzaga this
past Monday but that game was also called off for the same
reason. Oregon is scheduled to play Washington at home this
weekend in Pac-12 Conference play beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.
Teen player dies after collision at second base — A
teenage baseball player has died nearly two weeks after he was
knocked unconscious during a collision at second base. Coo-
per Gardner, a junior at Bath High School in Michigan, died
Sunday at home, the Lansing State Journal reported. “I never
would have thought it would lead to this,” said junior varsity
coach Michael Collins. The school said on Facebook that Coo-
per suffered a brain injury on April 21 during a game against
Portland St. Patrick. Cooper was trying to catch the ball and
tag a runner at second base when he was struck in the head in a
collision. A GoFundMe page described it as a “freak accident.”
SOFTBALL
Oregon drops in polls, still in top 15 after series loss to
ASU — Oregon dropped in the polls but remains in the top 15
after losing a pivotal series to Arizona State. The Ducks (31-13,
9-9 Pac-12) are No. 12 with 460 points in the NFCA coaches
poll and No. 12 with 260 points in the USA Softball poll after
losing three of four in Tempe, Arizona. Oregon hosts No. 7/10
Arizona (33-8, 11-5 Pac-12) starting Friday at 4 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Fans permitted to watch OSU’s scrimmage Saturday
in Reser Stadium — Oregon State football fans can resume
plans to attend Saturday’s spring scrimmage in Reser Sta-
dium, as Benton County’s COVID-19 level will not elevate
to extreme risk. Earlier Tuesday, Oregon State announced
that it would not allow fans at the scrimmage because of state
guidance suggesting Benton County was going to have its
COVID-19 level increased to “extreme risk.” Instead, it was
determined hours later that Benton County will stay at high
risk, allowing OSU to open its gates and allow up to 15% ca-
pacity of Reser Stadium for the scrimmage. As many as 6,500
people can watch the scrimmage. It will be the first time fans
have been able to watch the Beavers play football in Reser Sta-
dium since the 2019 football season.
— Bulletin wire reports
MEGA MILLIONS
The numbers drawn Tuesday night are:
4 27 32 57 63 22 x 3
Oregon
Lottery
results
ON DECK
The estimated jackpot is now $345 million.
As listed at www.oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites
Tuesday’s Games
Mountain View at summit, late
Pendleton 7, Ridgeview 0
hood River Valley 17, Redmond 4
The dalles at Crook County, late
Boys tennis
Monday’s Match
Mountain View at summit, late
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Philadelphia
15
15
.500
—
Washington
12
13
.480
½
new york
11
12
.478
½
atlanta
13
16
.448
1½
Miami
12
16
.429
2
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
st. louis
17
12
.586
—
Milwaukee
17
13
.567
½
Cincinnati
13
15
.464
3½
Chicago
13
16
.448
4
Pittsburgh
12
16
.429
4½
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
san Francisco
18
11
.621
—
los angeles
17
13
.567
1½
san diego
17
13
.567
1½
arizona
15
14
.517
3
Colorado
10
19
.345
8
Monday’s Late Games
st. louis 6, n.y. Mets 5
san diego 2, Pittsburgh 0
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 7, l.a. dodgers 1, 7 innings, 1st game
san Francisco 12, Colorado 4, 7 innings, 1st game
Chicago White sox 9, Cincinnati 0
Miami 9, arizona 3
atlanta 6, Washington 1
Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 5
l.a. dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 2nd game, late
san Francisco at Colorado, 2nd game, late
Pittsburgh at san diego, late.
n.y. Mets at st. louis, ppd.
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago White sox (Keuchel 1-1) at Cincinnati (Gray 0-2),
9:35 a.m.
san Francisco (Webb 1-2) at Colorado (Gray 3-2), 12:10 p.m.
n.y. Mets (stroman 3-2) at st. louis (Kim 1-0), 2:15 p.m.,
1st game
arizona (Weaver 1-2) at Miami (lópez 0-2), 3:40 p.m.
atlanta (Fried 0-1) at Washington (Fedde 2-2), 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Peralta 3-0) at Philadelphia (anderson 1-3),
4:05 p.m.
l.a. dodgers (Buehler 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (alzolay 1-2),
4:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Brubaker 2-2) at san diego (darvish 3-1),
5:10 p.m.
n.y. Mets (TBd) at st. louis (TBd), 5:15 p.m., 2nd game
HOCKEY
Girls tennis
Tuesday’s Match
summit 12, Mountain View 0
BASEBALL
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Boston
18
12
.600
—
Toronto
14
13
.519
2½
new york
15
14
.517
2½
Tampa Bay
15
15
.500
3
Baltimore
14
15
.483
3½
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Kansas City
16
11
.593
—
Chicago
16
12
.571
½
Cleveland
14
13
.519
2
Minnesota
11
18
.379
6
detroit
8
22
.267
9½
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oakland
18
12
.600
—
seattle
16
14
.533
2
houston
15
14
.517
2½
los angeles
13
14
.481
3½
Texas
14
17
.452
4½
Monday’s Late Games
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 6
Oakland 5, Toronto 4
Baltimore 5, seattle 3
Tampa Bay 7, l.a. angels 3
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago White sox 9, Cincinnati 0
n.y. yankees 7, houston 3
Boston 11, detroit 7
Texas 6, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
Cleveland at Kansas City, late
Tampa Bay at l.a. angels, late
Toronto at Oakland, late
Baltimore at seattle, late
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago White sox (Keuchel 1-1) at Cincinnati (Gray 0-2),
9:35 a.m.
Baltimore (Means 3-0) at seattle (Kikuchi 1-1), 12:40 p.m.
houston (Garcia 0-3) at n.y. yankees (Montgomery 1-1),
4:05 p.m.
detroit (Mize 1-3) at Boston (Pérez 0-2), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (yang 0-0) at Minnesota (Thorpe 0-0), 4:40 p.m.
Cleveland (Bieber 3-2) at Kansas City (singer 1-3), 5:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (yarbrough 1-3) at l.a. angels (heaney 1-2),
6:38 p.m.
Toronto (Ray 1-1) at Oakland (Bassitt 2-2), 6:40 p.m.
NHL
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Pittsburgh
54 35 16 3 73 187 152
x-Washington 52 33 14 5 71 181 155
x-Boston
52 31 14 7 69 156 127
x-n.y. islanders 53 31 16 6 68 148 122
n.y. Rangers
53 26 21 6 58 170 145
Philadelphia
53 23 23 7 53 154 195
new Jersey
53 18 28 7 43 140 184
Buffalo
54 15 32 7 37 134 190
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Carolina
53 36 10 7 79 177 126
x-Florida
54 35 14 5 75 180 152
x-Tampa Bay
52 35 14 3 73 172 131
nashville
53 29 22 2 60 146 149
dallas
52 21 17 14 56 144 138
Chicago
53 22 25 6 50 151 178
detroit
54 18 27 9 45 118 164
Columbus
53 16 25 12 44 126 176
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Vegas
51 36 13 2 74 173 116
x-Colorado
50 34 12 4 72 176 124
x-Minnesota
51 33 14 4 70 168 140
st. louis
50 24 19 7 55 150 155
arizona
53 22 25 6 50 141 166
los angeles
50 20 24 6 46 133 149
san Jose
52 20 26 6 46 142 181
anaheim
53 16 30 7 39 117 169
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Toronto
52 33 13 6 72 174 136
x-edmonton
50 31 17 2 64 163 134
Winnipeg
51 27 21 3 57 154 145
Montreal
51 24 18 9 57 148 147
Calgary
50 22 25 3 47 132 144
Ottawa
52 20 27 5 45 143 178
Vancouver
46 19 24 3 41 122 152
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for
playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Monday’s Late Games
edmonton 5, Vancouver 3
los angeles 3, arizona 2
Colorado 5, san Jose 4, OT
Minnesota 6, Vegas 5
Tuesday’s Games
Carolina 6, Chicago 3
Buffalo 4, n.y. islanders 3, sO
Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 3
new Jersey 4, Boston 3, OT
edmonton at Vancouver, late
Wednesday’s Games
dallas at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Washington at n.y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
anaheim at st. louis, 5 p.m.
Vegas at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Colorado at san Jose, 6:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.
los angeles at arizona, 7 p.m.
DEALS
Transactions
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
x-Phila.
44
21
.677
x-Brooklyn
43
23
.652
x-Milwaukee
41
24
.631
new york
37
28
.569
atlanta
36
30
.545
Miami
35
31
.530
Boston
34
31
.523
Charlotte
32
33
.492
indiana
30
34
.469
Washington
30
35
.462
Toronto
27
38
.415
Chicago
26
39
.400
Orlando
21
44
.323
Cleveland
21
44
.323
detroit
19
47
.288
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
x-Phoenix
47
18
.723
x-utah
47
18
.723
x-denver
43
22
.662
x-l.a. Clippers
43
22
.662
dallas
37
28
.569
l.a. lakers
37
28
.569
Portland
36
29
.554
Memphis
32
32
.500
Golden state
33
33
.500
san antonio
31
33
.484
new Orleans
30
36
.455
sacramento
28
37
.431
Oklahoma City
21
45
.318
Minnesota
20
45
.308
houston
16
49
.246
x-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Late Games
Phila. 106, Chicago 94
new york 118, Memphis 104
utah 110, san antonio 99
l.a. lakers 93, denver 89
Tuesday’s Games
Phoenix 134, Cleveland 118, OT
Charlotte 102, detroit 99
Milwaukee 124, Brooklyn 118
dallas 127, Miami 113
new Orleans 108, Golden state 103
sacramento 103, Oklahoma City 99
Toronto at l.a. Clippers, late
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Portland at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Phila. at houston, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at atlanta, 5 p.m.
sacramento at indiana, 5 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
new york at denver, 6 p.m.
san antonio at utah, 6 p.m.
GB
—
1½
3
7
8½
9½
10
12
13½
14
17
18
23
23
25½
GB
—
—
4
4
10
10
11
14½
14½
15½
17½
19
26½
27
31
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
new england
2 0 1
7
5
ny City FC
2 1 0
6
8
Orlando City
1 0 2
5
4
Montreal
1 0 2
5
6
atlanta
1 1 1
4
4
inter Miami CF
1 1 1
4
4
new york
1 2 0
3
5
d.C. united
1 2 0
3
3
nashville
0 0 3
3
4
Columbus
0 0 2
2
0
Toronto FC
0 1 1
1
4
Phila.
0 2 1
1
1
Chicago
0 2 1
1
3
Cincinnati
0 2 1
1
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
seattle
2 0 1
7
8
san Jose
2 1 0
6
8
Real sl
2 0 0
6
5
austin
2 1 0
6
4
la Galaxy
2 1 0
6
6
la FC
1 0 2
5
4
FC dallas
1 1 1
4
5
houston
1 1 1
4
4
Vancouver
1 1 1
4
3
sporting KC
1 1 1
4
4
Colorado
1 1 1
4
2
Portland
1 2 0
3
3
Minnesota united 0 3 0
0
1
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s Game
san Jose at Real sl, 6:30 p.m.
GA
3
2
1
4
3
4
5
6
4
0
6
4
7
10
GA
1
4
2
3
7
2
4
4
3
5
3
6
7
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MlB — announced that lhP amir Garrett has been
suspended for seven games and an undisclosed fine for
inciting a benches-clearing incident May 1st.
American League
ChiCaGO WhiTe sOX — Placed OF luis Robert on the
10-day il. Recalled inF danny Mendick from Charlotte
(Triple-a southeast).
deTROiT TiGeRs — Reassigned RF nomar Mazara to
Toledo (Triple-a Midwest).
Kansas CiTy ROyals — signed ss alcides escobar to
a minor league contract.
lOs anGeles anGels — selected the contract of
inF Phil Gosselin. designated OF scott schebler for as-
signment.
MinnesOTa RWins — Placed inF luis arraez on the
7-day il. Recalled inF nick Gordon.
neW yORK yanKees — Reassigned 1B luke Voit to
scranton-Wilkes-Barre (Triple-a northeast).
OaKland aThleTiCs — Place C Garcia on il. Recall C
allen from las Vegas (Triple-a West).
seaTTle MaRineRs — Reinstated 1B evan White from
the bereavement list. Recalled lhP aaron Fletcher from
alternate training site. Optioined Rhp Wyatt Mills and
domingo Tapia to alternate training site.
TeXas RanGeRs — Placed inF Brock holt on the 10-
day il. Recalled inF andy ibanez from Round Rock (Tri-
ple-a West)
National League
aTlanTa BRaVes — Recalled ss sean Kazmar Jr. from
alternate training site.
ChiCaGO CuBs — Placed inF nico hoerner on the
10-day il. Placed RhPs Jake arrieta and dan Winkler on
the 10-day il retroactive to May 3. Recalled lhP Kyle Ryan
and RhP Keegan Thompson from iowa (Triple-a Midwest).
selected the contract of inF ildemaro Vargas from iowa
(Triple-a Midwest). Recalled RhP Kohl stewart from al-
ternate training site.
COlORadO ROCKies — Recalled RhP Ryan Castellani
from albuquerque (Triple-a east).
lOs anGeles dOdGeRs — Recalled C Keibert Ruiz.
MiaMi MaRlins — Purchased the contract of lhP Rob
Zastryzny from long island (atlantic league).
MilWauKee BReWeRs — Placed OF Christian yelich to
the 10-day il. Recalled OF Tyrone Taylor. signed 2B logan
Forsythe, C Christian Kelley and lhP Wade leBlanc to mi-
nor league contracts.
neW yORK MeTs — Recalled RhP Jordan yammamota
from syracuse (Triple-a east). Optioned RhP sean Reid-Fo-
ley to syracuse (Triple-a east).
PiTTsBuRGh PiRaTes — Placed OF Gregory Polanco
on the il. selected the contract for inF hunter Owen to
the active roster.
san FRanCisCO GianTs — Placed inF Tommy la stella
on the 10-day il retroactive to May 3. Recalled inF Jason
Vosler from alternate training site. Recalled lhP Conner
Menez. Placed RhP Kevin Gausmanon on il. Recalled C
Joey Bart from alternate training site.
sT. lOuis CaRdinals — Placed RhP Jordan hicks on
the 10-day il retroactive to May 2. Recalled RhP Johan
Oviedo from Memphis (Triple-a southeast).
WashinGTOn naTiOnals — Optioned RhP Kyle Mc-
Gowan to Rochester (Triple-a northeast). activated RF
Juan soto and RhP Will harris from the 10-day il. desig-
nated 2B herman Perez for assignment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CleVeland CaValieRs — signed F anderson Varejo
to a 10-day contract.
ORlandO MaGiC — signed G sindarius Thornwell to a
two-way contract. Waived G devin Cannady.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
aRiZOna CaRdinals — signed Te Bernhaed seikovits.
BalTiMORe RaVens — signed T alejandro Villanueva
to a two-year contract. signed RB nate McCrary.
BuFFalO Bills — Placed OT Trey adams on waivers.
ChiCaGO BeaRs — Released OT Charles leno with
a post-June designation. signed WR damiere Byrd to a
one-year contract.
CleVeland BROWns — signed dT damion square.
denVeR BROnCOs — Released RB Jeremy Cox. signed
Te shaun Beyer.
deTROiT liOns — signed G evan heim and ls scott
daly to contracts.
indianaPOlis COlTs — signed Te Mo alie-Cox.
JaCKsOnVille JaGuaRs — signed WR Josh imatorb-
hebhe. Waived s doug Middleton, lB Joe Giles-harris, lB
nate harris and CB nate Meadors.
las VeGas RaideRs — signed dB Casey hayward.
lOs anGeles RaMs — Claimed de John daka off
waivers from the Jets. signed OT alejandro Villanueva.
neW ORleans sainTs — signed lB shaq smith to
a contract.
san FRanCisCO 49eRs — Waived dB adonis alexan-
der, WR Matt Cole and s Chris edwards.
Tennessee TiTans — agreed to terms with WR Fred
Brown on a multi-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
sPORTinG KC — signed d Kayden Pierre to a four-
year contract with an option for 2025.
COLLEGE
ausTin Peay — named nicole Razor, eryc Pittman and
david Cranston women’s basketball assistant coaches and
Monterika Warren director of operations.
Golf
Continued from A5
His swing coach, Pete Cowen, who al-
ready has helped him emerge from two
previous slumps in his career, will be at his
side. His sports psychologist is coming the
second week. His putting coach, Phil Ken-
yon, is still stuck in the U.K.
“I’m going to have some peace and quiet
to work things through and set it off in the
right direction,” Stenson said. “It’s a little
better, but still nowhere near where I need
to be in terms of striking and confidence.
We haven’t done the right things over time,
and then you end up in a place where you
compensate for compensations. After a
while, you don’t know what’s up and down.
“We’ve got work ahead of us.”
The world ranking is way down. Sten-
son reached as high as No. 2 in the world in
2014, the year after he captured the FedEx
Cup and the Race to Dubai in the same
season. Now he is at No. 124. He will return
in two weeks for the PGA Championship
at Kiawah Island before a four-week stretch
that takes him from Texas to Germany to
Sweden to San Diego, ending with the U.S.
Open.
This is the last year he is exempt for the
U.S. majors from his epic duel with Phil
Mickelson at Royal Troon, where Stenson
set the major championship scoring record
at 264.
This is not the first time Stenson has had
to pull himself out of the depths.
He made only eight cuts in 26 straight
events in 2002-03 that plunged him to No.
621 in the world.
Three years later, he holed the clinching
putt at the Ryder Cup in Ireland. Stenson
reached No. 5 in the world before going
through another bad spell not long after
winning The Players Championship in
2009. This time, he fell as low as No. 230
before climbing out again.
“I’ve gotten him out of deep (stuff)
twice,” Cowen said over the weekend.
The first one was a total rebuild from
when Stenson had the yips so bad he
walked off the course, worried one of his
shots might hurt someone. Cowen worked
on a percentage basis and said he made $50
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Henrik Stenson reacts after hitting from the 16th tee during the first round of the 2018 Hero
World Challenge in Nassau, Bahamas.
for two years. It was hard to tell if he was
kidding.
What makes this project more demand-
ing is Stenson turned 45 in April. He is a
major champion, an Olympic silver medal-
ist and a five-time Ryder Cup player, win-
ning all three of his matches in the last one.
“At 45, how much rebuilding can you
do?” Cowen said.
His biggest concern for Stenson is the
driver, or lack of one. Stenson long has re-
lied on a 3-wood that he bludgeons with
great effect. Cowen said the driver is only
an inch longer, with 3 degrees less loft.
It shouldn’t be a problem to hit, and he
doesn’t understand the mental block.
Regardless, Stenson is giving up distance
to players nearly half his age. He used to get
by just fine. Now it’s getting harder because
everyone is getting younger, longer, better.
“He’s got to be able to hit driver,” Cowen
said. “Without that, he’s got to play better
than the rest just to compete. That’s the dif-
ficult part at the moment.”
As for the motivation, Stenson is not
concerned.
“I’ve gone through the ups and downs,
as you know. It’s part of it,” Stenson said.
“You’re not going to be out here 20 or 25
years and not have a few bad patches. It
would be one thing if I didn’t care and
didn’t work. But I’m putting in the hours.
I’m trying my hardest.
“When you’re walking around in circles,
it’s hard work.”
The pandemic didn’t help. After two
months of uncertainty, he left Orlando for
Sweden and stayed there until August. He
didn’t play for nearly five months. He didn’t
do any work with his team.
Stenson is hopeful this two-week train-
ing camp will put him on the right path.
He has a busy stretch ahead of him with the
PGA Championship, Colonial, the Porsche
European Open in Germany and a mixed-
team event in Sweden he is co-hosting with
Annika Sorenstam before going to the U.S.
Open at Torrey Pines, a course he last saw
when he missed the cut in the 2008 U.S.
Open.
“We’ve got work to do,” Stenson said.
“But we’re not a quitter.”