It just seems like a false start.
Stenson has gone just over a month since his runner-up finish to Sergio Garcia in the Dubai Desert Classic. He made it through only 11 holes last week in the Mexico Championship before he was among the first hit with a stomach virus and withdrew.
But with the Masters getting closer, it's time for the Swede to get moving.
''It's the beginning of a stretch of tournaments leading into Augusta, so we want to try to get to the Masters in the right direction with where the game is at and what we need to keep working on leading into the first major of the year,'' Stenson said.