Stenson seals Nedbank win

The Stenson family toast Henrik's success

An eight-shot lead going into the final round made me feel pretty comfortable, and I just went out there and took care of business.

Henrik Stenson
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Collated scores

267 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 63 71 65 68
276 Kenny Perry (US) 73 70 68 65
279 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 72 68 67 72
280 Rory Sabbatini (SA) 68 70 72 70
284 Sergio Garcia (Spn) 72 70 72 70, Lee Westwood (Eng) 70 72 70 72
286 James Kingston (SA) 72 77 70 67, KJ Choi (Kor) 72 67 73 74
290 Justin Rose (Eng) 73 73 72 72
291 Trevor Immelman (SA) 72 73 69 77
292 Luke Donald (Eng) 72 74 71 75
293 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spn) 75 76 73 69

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Henrik Stenson eased to a nine-shot victory at the Nedbank Challenge with a closing 68.

The Swede's four-under effort gave him a 21-under-par total, well clear of his nearest rival Kenny Perry at the lucrative 12-man event in Sun City.

He started the final round with an eight-stroke advantage and never came under any pressure, steering clear of any bogeys until the final hole.

Stenson picked up a solitary shot on the front nine before a flurry of four birdies in six holes from the turn ended any lingering suspense about the outcome.

Comfortable

"An eight-shot lead going into the final round made me feel pretty comfortable, and I just went out there and took care of business," said Stenson after receiving the $1.2 million winner's cheque.

"It was a bit slow in the first nine, but I seem to like the homeward nine here, and I got the birdies going again."

Perry signed for a best-of-the-day 65, including successive birdies to finish, to secure second spot at 12-under-par, three ahead of Robert Karlsson.

Stenson's compatriot had started out as his nearest challenger but had to settle for third after only managing a level-par 72.

South African Rory Sabbatini (70) was a shot behind Karlsson in fourth, while Ryder Cup team-mates Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood - who returned rounds of 70 and 72 respectively - finished a further stroke back.

Luke Donald's (75) comeback from a serious wrist injury saw him finish 11th on four-over-par. Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez (69) propped up the field on five-over.