Stenson ploughs lone furrow for Europe

Henrik Stenson was left alone to fly the European flag in the chase for the £1m (€1.45m) first prize in the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth.

Following the first-round defeats of Open champion Padraig Harrington, Justin Rose, Colin Montgomerie and Niclas Fasth, today’s quarter-finals saw defending champion Paul Casey and Danish namesakes Anders and Soren Hansen all go out as well.