Henrik Stenson holed out for a birdie to win The Open at Royal Troon
Watch the moment Stenson holed a 20-foot birdie to win in style
By Raz Mirza
Last Updated: 18/07/16 1:25am
Henrik Stenson holed out for birdie at the last to win his first major at The Open on a breathtaking final afternoon at Royal Troon on Sunday.
The Swede started the day one shot clear of Mickelson and recovered from a bogey at the first to produce a stunning major-championship record-equalling round of 63, eight under par.
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His effort featured 10 birdies and took him to a 20-under total to finally win his first major by a three-stroke margin with the lowest overall score in Open history.
He also became the first Scandinavian man to win a major and the first player from continental Europe to lift the Claret Jug since Seve Ballesteros in 1988.
But the 40-year-old's winning putt on the last took nerves of steel as he holed a monster 20-foot birdie putt to bring a fitting end to an astonishing day.
"You saw Phil's putt, it was a couple of revolutions from going in and then you know you got a two-putt so I tried to leave that one short, but when it's your day you might as well do it," Stenson said at The Sky Cart.
Stenson's 72-hole total of 264 beat the best in any major set by David Toms in the 2001 US PGA and was three lower than the previous Open record set by Greg Norman at Sandwich in 1993.
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