Stenson sets record in winning British Open

Stenson claimed the claret jug, a major champion for the first time at age 40. Tiger Woods snagged 14 titles and has been sidelined indefinitely. He called himself and idiot after that implosion and while the sting was acute, especially given that it remains the only major he hasn’t captured, it was his fault and his alone and he seems to have gained some wisdom from the experience: Don’t take ridiculous gambles.

Henrik Stenson’s celebration to mark his Open Championship win may be deemed lavish in certain contexts.

His biggest challenge was 46-year-old Mickelson, who has won five majors. They may just all have to get together and have a duel to see which duel really is the best at this rate. That year, San Francisco finished second in the NL West. Our final round was really good, but theirs was even better. I told him I couldn’t see it reaching that bunker. but it might. He one-putted the first 10 greens then blew a two-footer at the 11th. Perhaps Mickelson described the outcome best, saying, “I hit a lot of good shots, and Henrik made 10 birdies”. A record-breaking round of 63, which was sufficient to see off Phil Mickelson in the thrilling two-horse race, captivated all who looked on. On top of that, Mickelson has been winless since the 2013 Open title in Muirfield, while Stenson was trying to win his first major. Mickelson bogeyed the hole to fall into a tie for sixth.

Mickelson did everything right in the British Open, only to watch Henrik Stenson do just a little better. He rallied but once again, the putter cost him. “If he had shot 10 over and won, he would have been delighted”, Lord said.

Miller came from six shots behind.

“Everyone says ‘Didn’t Danny do well over the last three holes at the Masters?’ but that was purely and simply because he had rehearsed and rehearsed it so it wasn’t that hard for him”. It was much closer between Mickelson and Stenson than the final tally suggests.

Stenson began the day with a one-stroke lead.

And we know Mickelson wouldn’t have added his name to the long list of withdrawals because he’s been one of the biggest proponents of Olympic golf ever since the concept was formed. Mickelson led or shared the lead after each of the first three rounds at Merion but let it get away Sunday. Is it easier to stomach knowing he played bogey-free than if he couldn’t hit a par 3 with a pitching wedge? Those mistakes outweighed a 75-yard hole-out for eagle at the 10th. You have about two and a half hours left’.

“It was one of those situations where he was turning professional, and they kind of gave him the courtesy of allowing him to play and practice out there”, Blackmon recalled Monday.

It was the second time that Mickelson posted the lowest score in any major, only for someone else to go lower. The ball caromed off a grandstand railing into some trees. Two players got in that way – Freddie Jacobson and Cameron Tringale.

The Scandinavian has been roundly praised for his final-round 63 in Scotland and McIlroy echoed the words of his peers who felt Stenson was a worthy victor. In shots gained in approach to green he is second.

He was vying to become the oldest player to win a major since Jack Nicklaus.

“The putt on 16 was huge”. New Zealand. The United States has held gold in rugby since 1924, the a year ago it was an Olympic sport. Mickelson put on an Arnold Palmer-like charge.

There were also cigarettes like this one right after The Open.

The final round made for an epic battle in golf history. This one was there for the taking, but his short putting cost him.

But what did we learn from the 145th staging of The Open?

“After that, he has been a top player, and the last month or so he has played some of the best golf”. “This was different. We were sitting with the IMG [Stenson’s management] guys late on Sunday night going through all the facts and figures of what Henrik achieved”. “That’s the plan”, he said, and who can doubt him?