Fantasy Golf Round Up: Stenson Shoots into World's Top 5
Stenson won the BMW International Open in Germany by three strokes
Henrik Stenson won the BMW International Open by three strokes to pick up his first win of the season and 405 fantasy golf points
Fantasy Golf Round Up: Stenson Shoots into World's Top 5
Week 12 is in the books and Henrik Stenson was the big winner, picking up 405 points in a week he moved back into the top five of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Stenson won the BMW International Open in Germany for his first title since the DP World Tour Championship in November 2014.
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The Swede finished on 17-under-par to win by three strokes over Thorbjorn Olesen and Darren Fichardt.
Hopefully you saw the fantasy picks last week and put the new world number five into your teams.
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On the PGA Tour Billy Hurley III won the Quicken Loans National but he is not registered so Bill Haas won 315 points for his T3rd finish at Congressional.
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The highest points scorers per category for week 12:
USA 1: Bill Haas - 305 points
USA 2: Webb Simpson - 255 points
GB: David Horsey - 235 points
Ireland: Paul Dunne - 115 points
Scandinavia: Henrik Stenson - 405 points
Rest of Europe: Raphael Jacquelin - 295 points
Asia: Kiradech Aphibarnrat - 275 points
Africa: Darren Fichardt - 345 points
Australasia: Aaron Baddeley - 135 points
South America: Fabrizio Zanotti - 75 points
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