ICYMI at The Open: Henrik Stenson's sky-high ambitionsDefending Open champion Henrik Stenson has big plans for the Claret Jug should he ever manage to get his hands back on the famous old trophy. Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailJun 18, 2017ESPN StaffFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintSOUTHPORT, England — Henrik Stenson's remarkable victory at last year's Open Championship will never be forgotten, but the man himself has even bigger plans should he manage to pick up the Claret Jug again in the future.
After a year of globe-trotting with the Claret Jug, Henrik Stenson had to give the iconic trophy back to the R&A this week at Royal Birkdale. He hopes to get another go with it. “I've made an official promise that if I ever win the Claret Jug again, I'm going skydiving with it,'' Stenson said. “And I don't know which is going to be harder, winning the Claret Jug again or skydiving afte..

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