Another major season came to a close Sunday as Cameron Smith propelled himself past Rory McIlroywith an electric comeback to claim the 150th Open Championship.
Smith made five birdies in a row to start his back nine before finishing with another on the 18th to shoot a blistering 30 on the inward half and match the 72-hole scoring record in major championship golf.
Here are four things we learned on an incredible Sunday at St. Andrews.
Nobody putts like Smith
The vast majority of the crowd at St. Andrews cheered for McIlroy to win the Claret Jug on Sunday, but Smith's putter wanted no part of the storybook ending.
Smith had already turned in a putting performance for the ages during his 64 on Friday, pouring in 253 feet worth of putts to set a new PGA TOUR record for a single round.
It was more of the same Sunday for the Australian, as he made 74 feet worth of putts on the back nine alone, including three putts in a row over 10 feet as part of his five-birdie run from holes Nos. 10-15.
However, his best two shots with the putter likely didn't even come from the green. We'll be seeing his putt around the famous Road Hole bunker on the 17th hole Sunday for years, and he sealed the win with a 75-foot putt from off the green to tap-in range on the 18th.Another major season came to a close Sunday asCameron Smithpropelled himself pastRory McIlroywith an electric comeback to claim the 150th Open Championship.
Smith made five birdies in a row to start his back nine before finishing with another on the 18th to shoot a blistering 30 on the inward half and match the 72-hole scoring record in major championship golf.
Here are four things we learned on an incredible Sunday at St. Andrews.
Nobody putts like Smith
The vast majority of the crowd at St. Andrews cheered for McIlroy to win the Claret Jug on Sunday, but Smith's putter wanted no part of the storybook ending.
Smith had already turned in a putting performance for the ages during his 64 on Friday, pouring in 253 feet worth of putts to set a new PGA TOUR record for a single round.
It was more of the same Sunday for the Australian, as he made 74 feet worth of putts on the back nine alone, including three putts in a row over 10 feet as part of his five-birdie run from holes Nos. 10-15.
However, his best two shots with the putter likely didn't even come from the green. We'll be seeing his putt around the famous Road Hole bunker on the 17th hole Sunday for years, and he sealed the win with a 75-foot putt from off the green to tap-in range on the 18th.
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