Henrik Stenson cushions Ryder Cup blow with £3.6m debut win in LIV Golf

Henrik Stenson won on his LIV Golf debut in Bedminster (Seth Wenig/AP)

Joining LIV Golf may have cost Henrik Stenson the Ryder Cup captaincy, but it paid off immediately as the former Open champion secured a bumper payday on his debut in the Saudi-backed breakaway.

Stenson carded a final round of 69 at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey to claim victory by two shots over Dustin Johnson and Matthew Wolff and pocket the individual first prize of 4million US dollars (£3.28million).