Cameron Smith makes a comeback and wins the British Open on a one-shot margin

A surprising late flood from Cameron Smith saw the Australian success his most memorable major in shocking design at the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland.
In his occasion debut, the 28-year-old depleted five successive birdies as he tore through the back nine of the Old Course, checking an eight-under 64 to pip playing accomplice Cameron Young by a stroke at 20-under standard.
Subsequent to beginning the day four shots in front of Smith, Rory McIlroy polished two strokes behind in third in the wake of closing down an intruder free 70.
It implied tragedy for the Northern Irishman who, hoping to end an eight-year significant dry spell, saw a subsequent Claret Jug win get past him following a day of botched putting valuable open doors.
Having imparted the lead to Viktor Hovland at the culmination after a throbbing Saturday duel, McIlroy looked on target to at last secure his fifth major subsequent to pulling ahead at the fifth opening from the Norwegian, who checked a two-north of 74 to complete fourth. Britain's Tommy Fleetwood joined the 24-year-old on 14-under subsequent to shooting a great 67.
Yet again yet while the 33-year-old in this way birdied only, up ahead Smith - - having proactively multiplied that count by his fifth opening - - burst through the back nine with a run of five birdies prior to adding one more at the eighteenth.
With Young depleting a sensational last hawk just minutes sooner, the Australian's eighth and last birdie of the round saved him a season finisher, his triumph guaranteed after McIlroy neglected to make the speculative falcon chip expected to draw level

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Third spot denotes a rehash of McIlroy's completion at St. Andrews in 2013. Contending in his thirteenth Open Championship, the Northern Irishman had made no confidential of his "fantasy" to succeed at the 'home of golf' to add to his Claret Jug lifted at Royal Liverpool in 2014.

He showed up at the Old Course riding an influx of neighborhood support as well as structure, having wrapped sprinter up at the Masters and inside the best eight at the other two majors this season.

That structure was well on show in McIlroy's heavenly tee driving and move toward play over the course of the day, yet the 21-time PGA Tour victor was eventually scattered by his short game as he neglected to one-putt from the green through the sum of the last round.

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Smith finished with an 8-under-par 64 to shoot 20-under 268. The 28-year-old now has six PGA Tour titles and two Australian PGA Championships on the DP World Tour.

Young, who likely will be the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and was ranked in the 500s early last summer, closed with a 65 to finish at 19 under. He also contended into the late stages of the PGA Championship earlier this year.

As for McIlroy, this loss will sting. He had said winning at St. Andrews this year would be his Holy Grail. He was looking to end a major championship drought of eight years. And he led by two with eight holes to play. But he didn’t make a birdie over his last eight holes and shot 70 to finish in third at 18 under.

In a tie for fourth were Tommy Fleetwood (67) and Hovland (74).

Brian Harman rushed home with a 66 to move into a tie for sixth at 13 under with Dustin Johnson, who shot 69. At 12 under were 2017 Open champion Jordan Spieth (68), Patrick Cantlay (68) and Bryson DeChambeau (66).