Australia’s Cameron Smith claimed victory at the prestigious British Open golf at St Andrews Old Course on Sunday after he powered through the back nine to achieve an event record final round of eight under par.
The 28-year-old Queenslander also topped Tiger Woods’ record score of 19-under at the 2005 Open, going one shot better to achieve 20-under and the best winning score ever at the event, Golf Australia reported.
The victory at this 150th British Open saw Smith crowned Champion Golfer of the Year.
After a disappointing third round of 73, which saw him four shots behind leader Rory McIlroy, Smith stormed home on the back nine of the final round, pulling off five straight birdies from the 10th to the 14th and reeling in the Irishman to finish with a round of 64….