Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa wins British Open 2010
Relatively unknown golfer from South Africa, Louis Oosthuizen, won the British Open golf championship 2010.
A RELATIVELY unknown golfer from South Africa, Louis Oosthuizen, won the British Open golf championship 2010. Spectators will remember his performance he delivered at the home of golf to capture the British Open. What else could have been better venue for him to register his first victory than St Andrews. Oosthuizen, a 27-year-old, mesmerized the crowd at St. Andrews with easy to look game as one watching Tiger Woods in his first won at St Andrews a decade ago.
Oosthuizen said, “That eagle on nine, that got me started. It was a big change on 12 when Paul made triple and I made birdie. All of a sudden, it was mine to throw away." Earlier Tony Lima achieved this feat of winning first match at St Andrews in 1964 and Oosthuizen achieved after finishing at 16-under 272. Paul Casey who tied for third with Rory McIlroy (68) and Henrik Stenson (71) said, "Nobody was going to stop him. He didn't miss a shot today. I don't know if he missed one all week. That was four days of tremendous golf. He didn't flinch today.” On the other hand Tiger Woods will remember the 150th anniversary golf's oldest championship for all wrong reasons. Woods made two double bogeys on his way to a 72 and tied for 23rd. It was his seventh tournament of the year without a victory, matching the longest drought of his career. "I'm not going to win all of them," Woods said after his worst 72-hole finish in a major in six years. "I've lost a lot more than I've won."
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