US golfer Zach Johnson won the 144th British Open. The 39-year-old sat in a dramatic jump-off over four holes against Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) and the Australian Marc Leishman by.
Zach Johnson cried tears of joy and relief when the nail-biting thriller of St. Andrews was finally decided in his favor. Ironically, in the birthplace of golf, where for the first time the white ball was chased across the fairways years ago almost 500, the Americans and the Australians Marc Leishman won in a dramatic play-off against Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) the 144th British Open , Johnson was pleased with the coveted silver trophy “Claret Jug” and 1.6 million euros – and Deutschands top golfer Martin Kaymer a strong twelfth place
“It was a week of patience, I have mine. . Best Golf shown It is incredible and I am proud to read my name on the trophy now and be part of history, “Johnson said with a broken voice and thanked his wife Kim:”. She is my rock “
After the oldest still being played tournament in the world had already been extended by 24 hours due to wind and rain, even the sting took longer than usual. Four holes had to complete the beating same after four rounds Trio, Johnson took his second Major -victory it as the best only 15 strokes. The 39-year-old who just like Oosthuizen only refuge in the jump-off with a birdie on the final hole, had triumphed in 2007 at the US Masters in Augusta and exhibited at “The Open” so far as the best result only a 30th place (2011) .
As the newly crowned Champion was celebrated at the legendary Old Course and let taste the deserved winner kiss his wife Kim, Kaymer was already on his way to an appointment sponsors to Gleneagles. He could afford it, awakened his round four strokes under par after two rounds but memories of old, successful times. “Overall it was a good week and the trend is moving in the right direction”, the Rhinelander, who finally also again made the cut for the mid-term farewells at the US Masters and the US Open for the third major of the year and thus confidence said for US PGA Championship fueled
The fourth Major had the former world number one won in 2010 -. in the square in Haven / Wisconsin who will be Autragungsort also from the 13th of August. “But now I have only less than two weeks free,” Kaymer said. After that he would “prepare for the coming two important tournaments in the United States.” With his coach Günter Kessler Probably it will then only be little things that have yet to improve.
On Monday Kaymer namely not allowed a single stroke loss, his four birdies he recorded on the first ten tracks. “I played very well and hit a lot of fairways and greens”, the German commented. The anger over the missed opportunity of the day before there was long gone.
On Sunday Kaymer had lost valuable ground when he played only a 70-round competition and significantly lower rounds conjured on the greens. “I got the balls not close enough to the flags and therefore not a lot of good birdie chances to work ahead,” Kaymer said. It should be with the external conditions, which had been almost perfect, unlike at the beginning of the tournament, “everything possible” was. “I would have to make better use of” Kaymer expressed self-critical.
That veteran Bernhard Langer (Anhausen) the showdown for victory in the most important golf tournament of the year ever witnessed even locally, is expected for the 57-year-old already have been a success. With the young hitters of the two-time Tour major winner can not keep up easily, although it with 72 blows again played a solid Parrunde on the final and was 78th. But from Thursday Langer wants to attack again fully – and successfully defend his title in England Sunningdale in the Senior Open Championship
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