COLLIN Morikawa poses with the Claret Jug after winning the 149th British Open Golf Championship on Sunday. AFP
SANDWICH: Debutant Collin Morikawa held off a charge from Jordan Spieth to win the 149th British Open by two shots after a scintillating Sunday’s action at Royal St George’s.
At just 24, Morikawa claimed his second major thanks to a bogey-free round of 66 to finish on 15 under par.
The American had never even played in links conditions until last week’s Scottish Open when he tied for 71st, the worst finish of his professional career.
But the world number four showed no sign of inexperience as he revelled in the sweltering conditions as temperatures hit 30 degrees celsius in Sandwich on England’s south-east coast.
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Louis Oosthuizen in handy spot but knows difficulty of seeing out The Open Even Princess Anne must have been slightly entertained. Her Royal Highness once suggested that “golf seems to be an arduous way to go for a walk, I prefer to take the dogs out.” As a guest at St George’s yesterday for the second round of The Open she at least got to glimpse a few top dogs conjure a Royal Variety performance that would have went down a storm at the Palladium. It started with Collin Morikawa, whose rousing charge could have featured a bugle call on the first tee as he barged into the early clubhouse lead with a 64 for a nine-under total. It ended in the lengthening shadows of a lovely Kent evening as Louis Oosthuizen’s 65 gave the 2010 champion a two stroke lead on 11-under 129, the lowest halfway total in Open history.