Louis Oosthuizen Wins
Monday, July 19, 2010
Louis Oosthuizen becomes the fourth South African golfer to win a British Open. He joined the four-time winner Bobby Locke, the three-time winner Gary Player and the 2002 champion Ernie Els. A relative unknown maintains his cool, swing tempo and resilience to conquer the Open at the St Andrews Old Course. Odds-makers put Oosthuizen at 200 to 1.
His closest contender, Paul Casey, presented a challenge until the 12th hole triple bogey which made a come back difficult. Oosthuizen's ninth hole eagle, after driving the green should have been fair warning to Casey, this is not going to be easy.
Watching these young new players lead the field has got to be great for golf. Oosthuizen is one of several that displayed a great game of golf at St Andrews. I could not help but notice Martin Kaymer of Germany who tied for seventh place. Kaymer, who has a great swing, could have easily been a contender if he improves his putting.
Could this be the beginning of a shift in golf Major victories? Having a few professional golfers always lead the field is not good.