ST ANDREWS: Accidents are not unknown at the famous Road Hole 17th hole at the Old Course at St. Andrews, but Cameron Smith having moved into a cruise on the back nine at the 150th Open, negotiated it very well to come home unscathed, and with the Claret Jug. He added the Open to go with the PLAYERS Championships, which he won earlier this year. Smith finished the final round at 64, the best of the day, and a total of 20-under. Cameron Young (65) was second at 19-under and Rory McIllroy moving out of the sixties for the first time this week shot 70 for 18-under.
Smith, the Australian with a mullet, landed his second shot to a scary position less than 10 feet away from the road hole, which was exactly in between the ball and the flag. He literally putted around the dreaded bunker and reached within 10 feet. There was no doubt about where the ball was going from there and the putt was just for a par but it was probably the most important part of the week.
