July 14-17 British Open
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How did Oosthuizen do it?
Louis Oosthuizen won the British Open with solid, all-around play:
• He was fourth in Driving Distance.
• He was first in Fairways Hit.
• He was tied for third in Fewest Putts.
• He was first in Birdies.
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South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen didn’t exactly arrive at St. Andrews for last year’s British Open brimming with confidence, befitting a player who had just won his first European Tour event earlier in the year. He had barely raised a blip among golf aficionados.
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“I played a practice round with him last Sunday and, typically for him, he didn’t give himself a chance,” said two-time U.S. Open and 2002 British Open champion Ernie Els, a fellow countryman. “He is a quiet and unassuming guy, but he has shown everyone what a great champion he is.”
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But by the time he was through putting on an exhibition of solid shot-making, clear thinking and a golf swing that had usual suspects flirting with the adjective “perfection,” it became clear that Shrek (as he came to be lovingly known) was the next young player who was certainly worth watching.
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A breakthrough victory For the record, Oosthuizen, who took a five-stroke lead into the final round of the 139th British Open, had only made the cut in one of the eight previous majors he’d played— finishing a distant 73rd—and had only broken 70 once in any of those.
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But doubters and naysayers aside, all Oosthuizen did was stroll to a 71 and a seven-stroke victory. In the last 140 years, only Tiger Woods had posted a larger margin of victory.
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Faced with the prospect of dueling two Englishmen (Paul Casey and Lee Westwood) Sunday, Oosthuizen found strength and confidence in a phone conversation—in their native Afrikaans—with fellow South African and World Golf Hall of Fame member, Gary Player.
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Paul’s side,” said Oosthuizen. “But then he told me the story about when he played against Arnold Palmer and won his first Masters. He said they (the fans) wanted to throw stuff at him. But he was so focused on beating Arnold in Augusta that it didn’t matter.”
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The turning point came on the 12th hole when Casey drove into the gorse and made a triple bogey while Oosthuizen made a birdie. From there it was clear sailing to the clubhouse and his place in history.
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