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British Open at St Andrews: Final Round

October 05, 2011
1 of 20 Fred Vuich/SI

won his first major championship Sunday, shooting a 1-under 71 to win by seven shots at St. Andrews.
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2 of 20 Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

switched back to his Scotty Cameron putter for his final round. But he made two front-nine double-bogeys while continuing to struggle on St. Andrews' greens.
3 of 20 Warren Little/Getty Images

continued his poor play at the British Open, finishing tied for 48th.
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4 of 20 Fred Vuich/SI

made one birdie and 17 pars to tie for third.
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5 of 20 Robert Beck/SI

was poised for a second-place finish, but he bogeyed the last three holes to tie for seventh.
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6 of 20 Harry How/Getty Images

rebounded from an 80 on Friday to tie for third.
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7 of 20 Robert Beck/SI

Nick Watney, center, and Sean O'Hair, not pictured, were the low Americans at St. Andrews. They tied for seventh.
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8 of 20 Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

made the cut on the number and shot 71-67 on the weekend to tie for 14th.
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9 of 20 Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

shot a Sunday 73 to finish one over for the tournament.
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10 of 20 Harry How/Getty Images

fought through a leg injury this week to finish second. He also finished second at the Masters.
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11 of 20 Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Oosthuizen stopped by the Jigger Inn, near the Old Course, for a little celebration.
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12 of 20 Angus Murray

Oosthuizen and Paul Casey were paired in the final group. Oosthuizen led Casey by four strokes at the start of the day.
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13 of 20 Fred Vuich/SI

Oosthuizen made a bogey on No. 8, but he followed his mistake with an eagle on the par-4 ninth.
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14 of 20 Robert Beck/SI

was unable to put pressure on Oosthuizen Sunday. Casey tied for third. "Nobody was going to stop him," said Casey. "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."
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15 of 20 Fred Vuich/SI

Casey's hopes for a first major title were dashed when he drove into a gorse bush on No. 12 and walked off with a triple bogey.
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16 of 20 Fred Vuich/SI

"That eagle on nine, that got me started," Oosthuizen said. "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."
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17 of 20 Fred Vuich/SI

Oosthuizen began the week as a relative unknown, but he made a name for himself at St. Andrews.
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18 of 20 Angus Murray

Oosthuizen and his wife, Nel-Mare, and their daughter, Jana.
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19 of 20 Angus Murray

Oosthuizen dropped the gold medal, but he had a good grip on the claret jug.
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20 of 20 Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

found one of the heaviest gorse bushes on the course during his final round.

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