Henrik Stenson tees up as favourite this week to win a second Nedbank Challenge and in the process hopefully seal victory in the Race to Dubai.

Stenson captured a first Nedbank Challenge crown in 2008 when the event was part of the Sunshine Tour.

However this week the Swede returns to Sun City as the 2016 Open Champion and Stenson spoke of his remarkable victory at Royal Troon and what it meant to finally win a Major Championship.

“It was kind of the final piece of the puzzle, really. I’ve had a long and successful career, and with or without a major, it wouldn’t have been right to be unhappy about anything,” he said.

“But certainly that is the icing on the cake. You feel like everything else you’ve done gets elevated by 50 percent, really, because you have that one, as well.

“Yeah, it’s definitely a confidence boost, but at the same time, it’s still that fresh that you get reminded so much about it, and at the same time, you want to enjoy it. You still want to move on and focus on what’s in the future, not what’s in the past.

“It’s a bit of a balance there, and now I’m doing a lot of interviews for the sports awards back in Sweden for January and different awards and prizes that there might be, and you’re constantly kind of living in the past given that, but you’ve still got to focus on what’s here. It’s a great chance for me to keep that No. 1 spot, if I play some solid golf these last two tournaments.

“Yeah, if I were to get anywhere near a win or win one of them, then I would imagine it would be a done deal. I’ve just got to go out there and try and play solid for four rounds here and for four rounds in Dubai, and hopefully that will be good enough to stay No. 1.”