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Sky Sports talks to coach Pete Cowen on Henrik Stenson's remarkable return to form

Henrik Stenson with coach Peter Cowen
Image: Henrik Stenson has had a magical year under continued guidance from coach Peter Cowen

Henrik Stenson has been the success story of the year, with a sparkling summer getting the Swede right back into the big time as the FedEx Cup champion, but how has this dramatic rise happened?

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"He hasn't got any weaknesses - people will say his driver but not when he's playing well," Cowen added. "He can kill a golf course with a driver - he can carry it 330 through the air on every hole if he wanted to. "He should keep getting better, I'd say his game's only at about 70 per cent of where he wants it to be. A major's the only thing missing off his CV now he's done what he's done this year. He said to me he's got one in him so why shouldn't he win one? "If he gets a chance he'll win, that's for sure, he'll never back off, he's not the sort of player that will try and protect a lead. He's a very aggressive player but with the confidence to keep that aggression up. "If he has one minor weakness it's his temper, his temper is still a fraction up, but I think that's a plus in a lot of cases because that gives him the strength to commit more and move harder at the ball. "A lot of credit has to go to his caddie Gareth Lord as well, he's given him this confidence and it's no coincidence that since they got together it's been working out well. "He's also got his old psychologist back who understands him and gives him some stick, which is good, he is one of my players that I have to have a strong word with now and again, and I give it to him straight."