Cameron Smith wins the Open after reeling in Rory McIlroy with stunning 64

Australian birdies five straight holes to overtake McIlroyCameron Young ends one shot back at 19 under par

It will be of scant consolation to Rory McIlroy that Cameron Smith produced a major championship final round for the ages to claim the 150th Open. McIlroy found himself standing short of the Valley of Sin, wedge in hand, needing to hole out for a two to join Smith in a playoff. The crowd offered an impromptu roar in vain hope of sporting fairytale. How had it come to this?

There was to be no miracle moment. McIlroy’s wait for a fifth major success will rumble into 2023. Salt was rubbed into McIlroy wounds by the fact he did not even finish second here. A 72nd-hole eagle from Cameron Young, who enjoyed an outstanding Open debut, afforded him the runner-up spot. Smith’s 20 under par saw off Young by one and a rueful but magnanimous McIlroy by two.

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