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American Scottie Scheffler has won the 153rd British Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. The 29-year-old is now one major win away from completing a Grand Slam.
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The top-ranked golfer in the world cruised to a four-shot win at the British Open at Royal Portrush to claim his first ever Claret Jug and a fourth career major championship. As a result, that sent him back to the United States with a $3.1 million check.
He closed with a 3-under 68 and a four-shot victory for his second major title this year and the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
Scheffler is beginning to lap the field with his dominance on the PGA Tour, even drawing comparisons to a legendary racehorse.
Bryson DeChambeau looked like he’d played his way out of the British Open on Thursday, when he posted an opening-round 7-over 78.
Scottie Scheffler’s odds of winning the British Open got better and better until he finally secured the claret jug at Royal Portrush.
If McIlroy didn’t quite deliver, then Royal Portrush — where he shot 61 as a 16-year-old for the course record — certainly did, gaining widespread rave reviews.