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Henrik Stenson produced one of the most stunning final rounds in Open history and ended his long wait for a maiden major title after getting the better of Phil Mickelson in a memorable battle at The 145th Open. Final leaderboard The 145th Open The vast crowds at Royal Troon were treated to a masterclass of golf by the leading pair that revived memories of the Duel in the Sun between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus a few miles up the Ayrshire coast at Turnberry in 1977, and it was Stenson who prevailed as a major record-equalling 63 gave him a three-shot victory on 20 under par a new record for golfs oldest major. I felt this was my time Henrik Stenson felt his time had come to win a major title Mickelsons stellar 65 would have been more than enough to lift the Claret Jug on most occasions, but he could not quite keep pace with the ice-cool Swede as he birdied four of the final five holes to settle an enthralling battle in what was a fitting finale to the historic first Open on Sky Sports. Henrik Stenson shot a final round 63 to win The Open, his first major championship victory, as he edged out Phil Mickelson in a thrilling final round A measure of the sheer brilliance of the final pair was that JB Holmes won the race for third place - a full 14 shots behind the champion - as the remainder of the field became irrelevant in the hunt for the title. The runaway leaders set the tone for the day over the first four holes, with a two-shot swing at the opener when Stenson three-putted from the front of the green while Mickelson converted an excellent pitch for birdie to reclaim the lead. Stenson took the lead at The Open after a birdie at the world famous eighth hole at Royal Troon But Stenson atoned for his error with a 12-foot putt on the second after Mickelson grazed the edge of the hole with his chip, and the Swede was back in front on the next as he drained another putt from similar range. Record-breaking Stenson Henrik Stenson created Open, and major, history with his phenomenal performance Stenson made it three birdies in a row at the long fourth, but Mickelson went one better as he smote a delightful second to six feet and the eagle putt was never in doubt. Mickelson regained the lead on the front nine, but he could not match Stensons remarkable finish The pair finally exchanged pars at the fifth and both made well-crafted birdies at the long sixth, and after the seventh was halved in par, Stenson edged back in front at the Postage Stamp - backing up a wedge to 12 feet with a perfect putt.Both enjoyed cast-iron pars at nine to turn in 32, and their remarkable form continued at the 10th - one of the toughest holes on the course - as Stenson holed from 12 feet for birdie before Mickelson followed him in. Nick Dougherty explains how Mickelson manages to recover from difficult situations on the course time and time again But the intimidating 11th claimed its final victim of the week when Stenson three-putted from the fringe, although he looked set to be gifted back the outright lead when Mickelson got into bother for the second day running after a wayward drive at 12 only to emulate his third-round escape act when he sank a 15-foot putt to salvage a par. Stenson looks back at his round that was the joint-lowest ever at The Open Mickelson came within a whisker of getting the shot back at the next before he found himself trailing again with four to play as Stenson rolled in his longest putt of the day to get to 17 under.The Swedes red-hot putter earned him his eighth birdie of an incredible round at 15 to double his advantage, which he retained with a sublime up-and-down from the fescue grass to the left of the long 16th to match the birdie of Mickelson, whose eagle putt settled on the edge of the hole. Stensons opened the floodgates Butch Harmon believes Henrik Stenson can push on and add to his maiden major title Stenson refused to buckle at the par-three 17th as he sent a towering iron to seven feet and stood aside to watch Mickelson block his to the left of the green, although the 46-year-old kept his slim hopes alive with a nerveless putt for par and Stenson opened the door a little further when his birdie putt lipped out. Stenson almost found one of the deep fairway traps with his final tee shot, but his ball pulled up a few feet short of the trap and he took advantage with another precise blow to the heart of the green.And after Mickelson two-putted from long range for par, Stensons 15-footer for an incredible 10th birdie of the day dropped in the side of the cup and sealed the title of Champion Golfer for the Year, while also making him the first Scandinavian in history win a major title. Also See: Final round as it happened Royal Troon leaderboard Best of The Open Zone Montys Troon farewell Vapormax Hvid Dame Danmark . His right arm rested in a sling and was encased in a cast from above the elbow to his hand. "Im excited," Fernandez said with a grin. 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Vapormax Dame 2020 .com) - The San Francisco Giants delivered plenty of big hits to tie the World Series.OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Zack Sucher won the Midwest Classic on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 1-over 72 in windy conditions for a three-stroke victory. Sucher, the 27-year-old former Alabama-Birmingham player, finished at 19-under 265 at the Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate and earned $108,000 to jump from 20th to fourth on the money list with $247,318. The top 25 after the final four regular-season events will earn 2014-15 PGA Tour cards. "I played really well last week and didnt get it done the last two days," said Sucher, coming off a tie for fourth last week in the Boise Open after sharing the 36-hole lead. "Im headed to the PGA Tour and now I can finally stop worrying about it." Jarrod Lyle tied for 11th at 11 under after a 69 in his first U.S. event since his second bout with leukemia The 32-year-old Australian opened with rounds of 67, 69 and 68. "Everythings good," Lyle said. "The bodys held up well. Ive done a lot of good things. I think the biggest positive is the fitness side of it, that in the heat I got around four days and got around comfortably. "The golf games been in good shape foor a while, but we had to wait and see if it fared well in tournament golf.dddddddddddd. ... Im ecstatic with the way the week has gone. Better than expected." Travelling with wife Briony and 2-year-old daughter Lusi, hes also set to play Web.com Tour events Aug. 7-10 in Springfield, Missouri, and Aug. 14-17 in Knoxville, Tennessee. When Lyle returns to the PGA Tour for the start of the season in October, he will have 20 events to earn $283,825 and reach the equivalent of No. 125 on the money list in 2012, the year he suffered a recurrence. He returned to play in November in the Australian Masters and played in the Victorian Open in February. Sucher opened with rounds of 66, 63 and 64. "I saw the forecast last night and the wind was going to be in the opposite direction than it had been all week," Sucher said. "We saw that wind on Wednesday and it makes almost every hole play harder. I knew that it was going to be hard for somebody to shoot a really good score. It was going to be tough." Former Kansas State player Aaron Watkins was second. He also finished with a 72. Bill Lunde was third at 15 under after a 69. ' ' '