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Oosthu Who? Izen comfortably wins the British Open against the best in the world!

I can’t even say his name, much less acknowledge his victory at the British Open, but Oostuizen’s performance and final total score of -16 speaks for itself. The next player, Lee Westwood, completed seven shots back to -9, which is an indication of how well Oosthuizen really played for this prestigious tournament on the world’s most revered golf course, St. Andrews. I must admit that this year’s Open was a bit boring for golf fans in the United States, as the best American player, Sean O’Hair, finished at -6, ten strokes back and tied for seventh place. None of our players even smelled the possibility of the top three, which is unusual for Team USA.

Tiger Woods, who has yet to return to his true form, struggled with the putter and had to settle for a tie for 23rd with a -3 completion total on Sunday. John Daly, who was in the leaderboard Thursday with a sixty-six in the first round, Stewart Cink, last year’s Open winner over Tom Watson, and Phil Mickelson, a fan favorite, all shot plus one. and they tied for 48th place, which is not that impressive for these American players. He had high hopes that Phil Mickelson would enter this championship, but his game has been less than stellar since his Masters victory in April this year.

The British Open was the second major golf tournament in a row in which European players and other top players from around the world have locked the United States on the leader board. At the June US Open, the top three places went to McDowell, the little-known Frenchman Havret and Ernie Els from South Africa. The result and lackluster performance of the US players in these last two major venues does not bode well for the US at the upcoming Ryder Cup championship in September 2010. Corey Pavin, the US captain. He has a lot of work ahead of him if the American team is to be competitive enough to win this year’s Ryder Cup. I wish you the best of luck, as you will surely need something this year. Our players better hit the golf course and start hitting golf balls to prepare for the challenge ahead.

Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen for a stellar performance at this year’s British Open. If you continue to play this way, we may hear from you soon. Happy golf everyone!

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