Golf-Stenson stripped of Team Europe Ryder Cup captaincy, joins LIV series

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 15, 2022 Sweden's Henrik Stenson tees off on the 2nd during the second round REUTERS/Phil Noble

(Reuters) -Henrik Stenson was stripped of Team Europe's Ryder Cup captaincy on Wednesday, a few hours before the Swede announced that he was joining the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series.

The 2016 British Open champion helped Europe to victory in three of his five Ryder Cup appearances as a player, including the last home tournament at Le Golf National in 2018.