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Johnson outlasted Marc Leishman and his good friend Louis Oosthuizen in a four hole playoff to win the 2015 British Open at St. Andrew’s.

And now, with a final-round 66 on the Old Course, followed by a 1-under-par effort in the aggregate playoff, Johnson’s name is engraved alongside the likes of Jones, Snead, Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, Trevino, Watson, Woods, Mickelson and many, many more.

“Yeah, mate, I’m happy”, he said.

Johnson outlasted Marc Leishman and his good friend Louis Oosthuizen in a four hole playoff to win the 2015 British Open at St. Andrew’s.

And like the mailman, nothing nature could throw his way could stop Johnson from his appointed rounds on Saturday.

Former UAB golfer Paul Dunne is preparing for a second run at The Open Championship.

Jason Day is tied for the lead after 54 holes of a major.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland >> Even with 155 years of history, the British Open can still serve up some odd twists at St. Andrews.

Spieth’s bid for an unprecedented golfing grand slam ended agonisingly at the British Open on Monday after he missed joining a three-way play-off by one stroke.

The only golfer to win what’s called a Grand Slam was Jones, who in 1930 won the US and British Opens and US and British Amateurs at a time when those were considered the major championships of golf.

Open champions are about as far removed from golfing tourists as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are from Sunday league amateurs.

Jordan Spieth supporters brought a little bit of Austin to St. Andrews, Scotland on Sunday. He took 10 putts on the inward nine.

“I’m just going to take what it throws me”, said Dunne, who has remained calm and collected throughout.

Danny Willett believes he is still in contention for a first major title, despite shooting a level-par round of 72 on Sunday and dropping back down the leaderboard at the 144th Open Championship. His 70 was a unusual effort, having started with an ugly double-bogey 6 but then...

As he crossed the Swilcan Bridge on No. 18, Spieth was serenaded with “The Eyes of Texas” from fans and he could see his name on the iconic yellow scoreboard at the home of golf. The more of a challenge the elements pose, goes the thinking, the better.