Open 2022 LIVE result: Final leaderboard as Cameron Smith beats Rory McIlroy to Claret Jug
Follow reaction from the final round of the Open Championship as Smith lifts the Claret Jug at St Andrews
Rory McIlroy’s wait for a fifth major goes on after he was beaten to the Claret Jug by the sensational Australian Cameron Smith.
Smith produced a string of birdies to close out with a round of 64, beating his playing partner Cameron Young by one shot, as McIlroy ended up finishing third with a final round of 70.
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On to the par-three 11th, and McIlroy and Hovland both leave themselves long birdie putts, which they lag close, and both walk off with par. As you were.
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No sooner had Smith made his move than McIlroy hits a wonderful long putt close and rolls in a birdie to restore his two-shot advantage and get to -18. Hovland can only par, and he’s three back.
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Hovland, -15, in the rough on 10, just 64 yards away, can he get the spin required?
He comes out of it early and it’s not even reaching the top of the mound that protects the green. Tough spot to get up and down from.
Smith for birdie on 11... Drains it! -16 for the Aussie and to within one.
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Sublime from Smith, delicate touch around the greens, he’ll go to -15 soon.
Dustin Johnson misses a birdie putt on 11, stays at -13 and fifth.
Hovland, for birdie on nine, hangs it out right, it’s not enough. Still -15.
McIlroy misses the birdie putt, a lifeline for those chasing and the target is still -17.
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A birdie for Bryson on 16, he makes it to -10 and a tie for 14th.
Those after some e/w return on their bets, there are currently six players tied for eighth.
Kawkwanjana and Ancer have been on -11 for a few hours after starting early and shooting 65s.
Burmester, Molinari, Scott and Fitzpatrick also on -11 and sharing eighth place.
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A double bogey for Adam Scott on the 11th, that is so costly, it drops him all the way down to -11 and a tie for 10th.
Young can’t make par on nine, he’s back to -14, a blow for the American.
Burmester in a tie for eighth now, he bogeys 17, but remains six-under for his round.
Smith can’t make his birdie from six to seven feet, but he’s out in 34, two under. -14 and needing three shots at least to swing his way and catch McIlroy.
Booming drive from the leader on nine, on the fairway and just a few feet from the green, which is 340+ yards away from the tee. Hovland out to the fringe.
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Tommy Fleetwood’s bending left to right putt can’t find the hole. Stays at -12 through 10.
Young near the gorse on nine, but it’s sitting well, it’s a brilliant third, he has 15 feet or more to save par and remain at -15.
Smith in a better spot up on the 9th, he has 67 yards left and is in the fairway, a magic wedge to about six feet. Birdie chance to move to -15.
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Adam Scott really racing up the leaderboard today, -4 through 11.
The Claret Jug might be too much to ask for, four back, but this is superb from the Aussie, who sits at -13 in fifth.
Young, second at -15, with a 10 footer for par on eight. MAKES IT! Crucial and retains the momentum.
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McIlroy with a real bounce in his step, can he close the show. He’s looking at a 2+ shot lead as we approach the turn.
But Cameron Young is level with Viktor Hovland now on -15, maybe he is the man to push the Northern Irishman.
McIlroy’s birdie putt on seven, up and over the hill, then gathers pace, it’s a comfortable par as we head to the eighth.
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