Collin Morikawa has won The Open at the first attempt (Gareth Fuller/PA)American Collin Morikawa held off a thrilling challenge from Jordan Spieth to create history with victory in the 149th Open on his championship debut at a sun-drenched Royal St George’s. The former Open champion had fallen four behind with two early bogeys, but eagled the seventh and birdied the ninth to be out in 34 and emerge as Morikawa’s biggest rival. The gap remained three as Morikawa and Spieth traded birdies on the ninth and 10th respectively, before a brilliant par save from over the 10th green kept Morikawa in command. Follow live scoring here 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOmsjf#TheOpen pic.twitter.com/UI8vjPf36a — The Open (@TheOpen) July 18, 2021Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka had set the early clubhouse target on eight under following a 65, with Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre the leading British player on seven under after a 67. It’s just I make too many mistakes, and that’s the part that I need to try to get right.

Source: Irish Independent July 18, 2021 17:53 UTC