WATCH: Henrik Stenson Gets Roasted By His Son Karl At PNC Championship
Henrik's son, Karl, showed no mercy to his dad, stating that the pair had no chance of winning the event due to the way his dad is currently playing.
Henrik Stenson is known as one of jokers on the professional circuit, with his dry humour keeping his fellow professionals entertained for many, many years.
Now though, it seems that Henrik may have a rival to his title, and it comes in the form of his son, Karl Stenson, who was on superb form at a PNC Championship event on Friday night.
Appearing at the tournament for the first time, the father and son duo were in a very cheerful mood, with multiple quips being made, particularly on Karl's side. Watch the hilarious moments below.
Debuting with dad 🧡@HenrikStenson and Karl had fun last night.#PNCchampionship #CelebrateFamily pic.twitter.com/hwHKT3sd4sDecember 18, 2021
Karl, who is the youngest-ever participant in the event's history at just 11-years-old, was posed multiple questions throughout the interview, one of which was "You love playing golf with your dad, is he really fun to be with on the golf course?" His response, was quite simply "Sometimes he can get quite angry". Only seconds later, he followed his answer with one of the most sarcastic exhales you will ever here.
The highlight came though when the interviewer suggested that the father and son duo had a real shot at winning the event this year. Karl didn't see it this way though, saying "Not the way he's playing!"
With the room in hysterics, a follow-up question of "You've never seen your dad struggle much ever on a golf course?" prompted a response of "I've seen him a couple of times," with Henrik trying, and failing, to cover his son's microphone.
Stenson has indeed struggled for form of late, missing his first two cuts of the 2021/22 PGA Tour season. However, in the event, you wouldn't think that, as he and Karl currently sit comfortably in the top-5, with four birdies and an eagle giving them a six-under-par front nine.
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Birdieing the first two holes of the back nine, they sit a few shots back of Stewart Cink and his son, Reagan, but both are playing some fantastic golf, with the highlight being Karl's superb eagle putt at the par-5 3rd.
Dad wanted a look at it! 👀@HenrikStenson's son Karl drains the eagle putt @PNCChampionship.He's the youngest competitor in the field. pic.twitter.com/QhLmpPYAGFDecember 18, 2021
Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover weekend news and social media, as well as help look after Golf Monthly’s many buyers’ guides and equipment reviews.
Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. He currently plays at Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire and his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.
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