Scottie Scheffler, the new golf king, conquers his first British open

The American Scottie Scheffler won the British Open, the fourth 'Major' of his career. EFE/EPA/MARK MARLOW

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The American Scottie Scheffler reaffirmed his reign in the golf by conquering his first British open, the fourth 'Major' on his career, after clearly dominating the last day and preventing the comeback of their rivals, who at no time put their victory in a tighteous.

At 29, Scheffler consolidated himself as the leader of the World Classification by raising the Clarete jug after a tournament that he controlled from the second round and adds to the two 2022 and 2024 masts and to the PGA championship last May. It now goes for the United States Open.

With that age, only six players had conquered four large and adds to his record that he is the second, after the legend Tiger Woods, in winning in the British tournament as leader of the world ranking.

After the last day in the field of Royal Portrush (Northern Ireland), New Jersey's golfer completed a 267 blow card, 17 under the torque, ahead of Harris English, second with -13, and Chris Gotterup, with -12, the revelation of the tournament, who showed the hegemony of the US Navy in the only large The first ten and four titles in the last five editions.

In the fourth place, another American, Wyndham Clark, and the Chinese Haotong Li and the Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick were tied with -11, who had left in the last manga in second and third position, respectively. Noirlandés Rory Mcilroy, with whom the fans dreamed that he could go back, finally was with -10.

Scheffler and the caste of the world number one

Although Scheffler faced the last 18 holes with four shocks, the atmosphere in the Norwegian 'Link' predicted an exciting day with his persecutors willing to put the victory face.

But with three 'Birdies' in the first five holes, together with the irregular start of Li, his departure partner, and Fitzpatrick, made it clear that he was not willing to feed uncertainty.

Even so, a double 'bogey' in the eighth section after an exit to the bunker caused Gatterup to approach four blows and show a phase of weakness of the leader, who was responsible for immediately dissipating it with two other 'Birdies' in 9 and 12.

From then on, Scheffler dedicated himself to managing his income and letting the holes pass by making any margin to surprise, which emptied the last third of the tour of emotion.

The only ones who could do some shadow to the champion were English and Gotterup, who, a priori, did not start among the main favorites to be in the head at the beginning of the tournament.

Gotterup, who arrived with the endorsement of having won the Scotland Open in the previous week, was strengthened as the big surprise is only 26 years and in his first participation in the British 'Major'.

Fitzpatrick dreamed of being the first English to win the British Open since 1992, but two 'Bogeys' in the first six holes took him away from the head.

Nor did he hold the pressure to become the first Chinese to win a 'Major' after being third in 2017.

Rory Mcilroy was disappointment

The disappointment was Mcilroy, who, with six disadvantage strokes with respect to Scheffler at the beginning of the round, came to the field willing to appeal to the epic and try to make the man to trace.

But after a 'Birdie' in Hole 2, a stumbling block arrived in the 4 and the lace was in ten, when the number two in the world committed a double 'bogey'.

An error in a blind blow to the 'Green' from the high grass he had to repeat finished knocking him out against the disenchantment of his fans, who dreamed of a historical comeback.

In addition to Mcilroy, other candidates, such as the English Tyrell Hatton, which ended with -7.

Although without options to fight for the title, the best of the final session was the American Bryson Dechambeau, who signed an outstanding 64 -stroke card to end -9 after the first day threw on the ground his aspirations in the tournament at the end of the tournament at the end of the pair.

With an impact on the pair, the Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas ended, after a last round that completed 73 strokes due to a double 'bogey'. The Colombian Nicolás Echavarría did not exceed the cut, because in the first two days he had discreet performances, with 72 and 74 blows, respectively.

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