Irishman Shane Lowry staved off the biggest nerves of his golfing life and handled difficult conditions to win the Open by six strokes amid emotional scenes at Royal Portrush. Fervently cheered on every shot by the sellout crowd, the 32-year-old finished 15 under for the tournament, while Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, the only player to apply any semblance of pressure on Lowry, finished six strokes back. Lowry became the second player from south of the border, after Padraig Harrington in 2007 and 2008, to lift the Claret Jug – a fitting end to the first Open played in Northern Ireland since 1951.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2019 20:26 UTC