To win an Open Championship in itself is probably going to be a golfer's highlight in their career,'' Smith said. ''To do it around St. Andrews I think is just unbelievable.'' So was his golf.
Nothing less than a U.S. Open title was on the line ... Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff to Justin Thomas in the PGA Championship last month, recovered from two early bogeys.
Schauffele then secured his second major title of the year with victory in the Open Championship at Royal Troon, finishing two strokes ahead of Justin Rose and Billy Horschel. Nelly Korda claimed ...
The Ayrshire course last hosted The Open in 2009, and has not been considered as a venue for the final major championship of the season since being bought by Trump in 2014 ...