Golf-Mutual of Omaha ends Stenson sponsorship after he joins LIV Golf

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) - Mutual of Omaha have ended their sponsorship of Henrik Stenson, the American company said on Wednesday, a week after the Swede joined the lucrative LIV Golf Invitational Series.

Stenson, who won the 2016 British Open with a record score, was stripped of Team Europe's Ryder Cup captaincy last week, hours before he announced his decision to join the Saudi-backed breakaway league.