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Stenson’s back ‘locks up,’ impacts shots down the stretch

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“It wasn’t the best timing to have that happen, but I had my physio come out and he could loosen it up a little bit,” said Stenson, who finished second, two strokes behind Rose, to claim the silver medal. “I think it just potentially put me out of rhythm a little bit.”

Stenson said his ailing back impacted his approach shot at No. 13, his tee shot at No. 14 and his approach at the 15th hole, but he was able to birdie the 16th hole to tie Rose at 15 under.

“You can’t say it’s purely down to that, but I don’t think it was a helping thing, if I put it that way,” said Stenson, who three-putted the last hole.