Scottie Scheffler WINS The Open by four shots in dominant display at Portrush as Rory McIlroy falls short in home Major
The dominant world No1 swept aside the rest of the field and blew away Portrush as he proved he can master links golf.
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Scottie Scheffler was joined on the green with wife Meredith and baby son Bennett
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Scottie Scheffler celebrates holing the winning putt
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Scottie Scheffler was crowned The Open champion
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Scheffler had his eye in throughout a marvellous Sunday round
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Even a double bogey on eight could not rattle the Texas hero
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Rory McIlroy started too far back to mount a serious challenge
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Scheffler, 29, started the final round at -14 with a four-shot lead over playing partner
In the end, this was merely a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park for
He doffed his cap to mark the win, after holing a putt on 18 for a round of 68 to finish 17 under par.
He was joined on the 18th green by wife Meredith and son Bennett in emotional scenes.
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And at Shinnecock Hills for the US Open next June, Scheffler will be
His victory was done and dusted long before he rolled in his putt on the 72nd hole.
Scheffler's closest challenger was Harris English who shot 66 to finish on -13 - while Rory McIlroy ended up on -10 with a closing round of 69.
But
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The big-hitting Californian carded rounds of 65 on Friday, 68 on Saturday and 64 on Sunday - a total of 16 under par over the last three rounds.
However, the LIV Golf man - used to playing three rounds on the Saudi breakaway tour -
That ruled him out of contention of the Claret Jug - and he looked set to miss the cut before his delayed surge.
Speaking of nightmares,
The fiery Spaniard smacked his driver into the ground after a wayward tee shot on the second hole - and
Sergio Garcia SNAPS his driver in two by angrily smashing it into the ground after wayward shot at The Open
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The head then fell off and tumbled away, leaving Garcia unable to use his longest club for the remaining 16 holes.
Ironically, the 2017 Masters champ birdied all three par 5s, including the hole when he broke the driver, and carded a 68 to finish at -3.
As the leaders were heading out,
Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden collected the wooden spoon, finishing last of the 70 who made the cut on +11.
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Sergio Garcia snapped his driver in half after an angry outburst on the second hole
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Bryson DeChambeau shot 16-under through the last three rounds
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Scheffler tamed the Royal Portrush course with his expert golf
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The American birdied three of the first five holes
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He breezed to victory on the Northern Irish coast
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