(CNN) -- Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson carded a solid 69 in the opening round of the WGC-CA Championship but it was his highly unusual recovery shot on the 12th on the Blue Monster course at Doral which raised more than a few eyebrows. 

Stenson did not leave much to the imagination with his Doral antics. 

Stenson stripped down to the bare essentials -- a pair of white boxer shorts -- before wading into the mud to hack out his ball after an wayward tee shot. 

The watching galleries could hardly believe their eyes as the tall Swede peeled off his clothes. 

"Shirt, trousers, socks, shoes, hat, the lot was off," he told the Press Association. 

"Because of the mud I couldn't really afford to play in any of my clothes as they would have been a real mess down the last six or so holes so I had no option," Stenson explained. 

After getting the ball back on to the fairway, Stenson eventually made a one-over par bogey on the hole when he could have dropped at least two shots by taking a drop. 

"If you are saving a shot, that has to be worth taking your shirt and trousers," he added. 

What do you think of Stenson's cheeky recovery shot ? 

The incident proved the main talking point on the day that Tiger Woods made his return to strokeplay golf and 32-year-old Stenson jokingly said it might offer a new avenue for sponsorships. 

"Absolutely, you never know, after this I might have a new endorsement with PlayGirl or something like that." 
What was being held that day?
he opening round of the WGC-CA Championship