Cameron Smith has become the first Australian in almost 30 years to win the British Open, holding off Rory McIlroy to claim the famous Claret Jug at St Andrews
Cameron Smith stood tall to take his first major title, the 150th British Open, at the home of golf and with a record-equalling score.
He also held off his playing partner, Cameron Young of the US, who had momentarily joined him on 19 under par after holing an eagle putt at the last, forcing Smith to hole from three feet for birdie to move to 20 under and equal the winning aggregate of Henrik Stenson at Troon in 2016. The win was confirmed when McIlroy’s eagle attempt at the 18th, with a lob wedge from short left of the green, missed the pin. In a further twist, the Northern Irishman slipped to third place, behind Young, after missing the return putt.
“I was just trying to get it inside 15 feet, and the putter felt really good all day,” he said. “I knew if I could get it somewhere in there, that I’d be able to give it a pretty good run. I managed to get away with a four there.” “I’m definitely going to find out how many beers fit in this thing,” Smith said of the Claret Jug now in his possession. “I’m going to guess two, two cans of beer. I’ll probably have about 20 Claret Jugs.”
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