Henrik Stenson's math: No holes? Zero dollars. One hole? $45,000.

That's one way to make money.

February 17, 2010 at 5:28PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

From Jason Sobel's live blog of the Accenture Match Play golf tournament (thanks to Stensation for the link):

Ben Crane just won in record time. He played one hole against Henrik Stenson, before the 2007 champion withdrew with flu-like symptoms.

Why did Stenson even play one hole rather than just WDing beforehand? Take a wild guess.

If he had withdrawn before the round, Stenson would not have been paid for his troubles. But since he went one hole, he takes a T-33 result and last place money of $45,000.

Not a bad week of non-work. We're not saying we would have done it any differently since a rule is a rule, but we can't imagine anyone who makes roughly that much in an entire year would be too impressed.

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