Cameron Green goes past Rory Mcllroy to win 150th British Open

By Bibhu Ray

(The Quiver) : A final round deserving of the annuals of history was required for the 150th playing of the Open Championship. On Sunday at St. Andrew in Scotland, Smith utilised to run five straight birdies to post an 8-under par 64, overtaking Rory Mcllroy of Northern Ireland and winning the open by one stroke.
The 28-year old Australian posted a four-round score of 20-under 268,tying the major championship record of lowest score relative to par. However, Cameron Young eagled the 18th hole to come second, with Mcllroy finishing third-two shots behind.
Smith fired a 64 on Friday to take the 36-hole lead, but a 73 on Saturday sent him tumbling four shots behind Mcllroy and Norway’s Viktor Hovland.
After two birdies on the front nine Sunday, Smith made a push after the turn with five straights at Nos. 10-14 to pass Mcllroy and touch 19 under.
His strength became Mcllroy weakness, as the crowd favorite two-putted all 18 holes, leaving several birdie opportunities behind him.
Mcllroy’s bogey-free 70 was only good enough for third place at 18 under. unfortunately, he could not cure
Smith preserved his one-stroke lead with a par save at the par-4 17th, the “Road Hole.” His second shot missed short, and he had to put around a pot bunker up onto the green to set up a 10-foot par putt.
Brian Harman (66) and Dustin Johnson (69) finished at 13 under, tied for sixth. Bryson DeChambeau (66), Jordon Spieth (68) and Patrick Cantlay (68) were tied for eighth at 12 under.
Mexico’s Abraham Ancer and Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana fired 65’s early in the day to reach 11 under; they finished in a tie for 11th with South Africa’s Dean Burmester (66) and England’s Tyrreal Hatton (68).