On Sunday, Trump was joined in the stands by FOX News anchor Tucker Carlson and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). The trio watched Stenson close with a 2-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Matthew Wolf (64) and Johnson, who birdied the last hole for a 68.
Stenson picked up $4 million for winning and an additional $375,000 for his team finishing second. The big payoff — not including a signing bonus reported to be about $50 million — came less than two weeks after he 46-year-old Swede decided to join LIV Golf, a decision which cost him the captaincy of Europe’s Ryder Cup team.
“I guess we can agree I played like a captain,” Stenson said on the LIV Golf telecast.
He finished at 11-under 202.
Asked by the LIV-paid broadcaster if he felt validated by the win, Stenson chose not to engage and replied, “It’s been a good first week.”