Henrik Stenson is looking to repeat history at the Deutsche Bank championship.
Stenson won the Deutsche Bank title in 2013 and went on to win the FedEx Cup. He’s hoping for the same result after Monday.
Stenson stepped up with a 65 on Sunday and holds the 54-hole lead at the TPC Boston after overnight leader Charley Hoffman tweaked his back and couldn’t produce over his first nine holes.
Stenson made an eagle two at the short, par four fourth hole and used that momentum to shoot a five-under par 31 on the front. The tall Swede then reeled off seven straight pars before he hit three-wood then a six-iron from 222 yards out at the par five 18th that resulted in a tap-in birdie for 65 and the lead at 13-under par.
“I kinda like this golf course off the tee,” said Stenson, who admits his familiarity with the layout is a plus. “I’m comfortable here.”
Stenson will play in the final pairing with Rickie Fowler. Fowler, like Stenson, made his day on the front nine, he was four-under through the first eight holes than ground out 10 straight pars for a 67 that got him to 12-under.
Sean O’Hair’s 67 got him to 11-under and tied with Matt Jones. They will play right in front of Stenson and Fowler.
The day started out on a positive note for Hoffman, who birdied the first. But his back flared up and he bogeyed six of the next eight and shot 41 on the front. He came home in even par but the damage was done and he shot 76 and fell back to seven-under, tied for 11th.
Jason Day’s run of spectacular play came to an end on Sunday. He finished with a two-over par 73 and found himself out of contention at four-under par.
World’s No. 1 Rory McIlroy shot a one-under par 70 but he is still well back in the pack, tied for 64th at two-over par.
