How they got here: The Majesticks earned 9.16 points for the season. They accumulated points in the first two tournaments this season, including a season-best T5 in Adelaide, but followed that with three consecutive results at the bottom of the team leaderboard. It was a poor season overall for the Majesticks, who had all three of their tri-captains competing to avoid the drop last week in Indianapolis. However, they do enter Michigan off their second-best performance of the year, a solo sixth.
Ian Poulter made birdie on four of his last five holes to sneak into the Open Zone, which unfortunately knocked his teammate, Henrik Stenson, down into relegation territory. Poulter finished 48th in the LIV Golf standings with Stenson falling to 49th.
Lee Westwood had an up-and-down season with a few flashes of brilliance. Although he finished 46th in the standings, his ceiling was higher than Poulter’s and Stenson’s. Westwood finished T10 in Virginia and had a strong Open Championship performance where he finished T34.
Sam Horsfield finished 39th in the standings with his best finish of the season coming in Adelaide (T7).
Previous Team Championship matches: Majesticks GC defeated Iron Heads GC in 2022, however Kevin Na was the only Iron Heads player who’s currently on the roster in 2025. Na was defeated by Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson won his singles and Ian Poulter and Sam Horsfield won their foursomes match. This will be the first time that Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson will be paired together for foursomes at the Team Championship.
Reason for optimism: There’s no denying that the Majesticks had a poor season, but match play has historically been a strength for Poulter, Stenson and Westwood. Poulter has represented Europe in seven Ryder Cups (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021), with an overall record of 15-8-2, including an unbeaten 6-0-1 in singles matches. He was part of five winning European teams, earning the nickname “The Postman” for his ability to deliver under pressure. Westwood has a great deal of match play experience and holds the record for the most matches played for Team Europe (47), surpassing Nick Faldo in 2021. Stenson holed the winning putt for Team Europe in his Ryder Cup debut in 2006 at The K Club. He competed in five Ryder Cups (2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018) and formed a formidable duo with England’s Justin Rose.
