Oosthuizen cruises to first major title

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07/18/2010 - St. Andrews, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There was little drama Sunday at the British Open Championship.

Louis Oosthuizen eagled the ninth and after a birdie on the 12th, he was eight strokes clear of the field.

The South African cruised home from there. Oosthuizen closed with a one-under 71 to finish his first major championship title at 16-under-par 272. He ended seven strokes clear of Lee Westwood

Oosthuizen became the fourth South African to win the Open Championship, joining Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els. Locke also won at St. Andrews.

The 27-year-old Oosthuizen is also the fourth active South African that is a major champion joining Els, Retief Goosen and Trevor Immelman.

Oosthuizen had never been here in a major championship before. The one time he had made the cut in a major before this, the 2008 PGA Championship, Oosthuizen finished in last place.

Westwood birdied the last for a two-under 70. He took second place at nine- under-par 279.

Paul Casey was briefly within three strokes of Oosthuizen's lead when the winner bogeyed the eighth, but the Englishman ran into trouble at the 12th.

The 32-year-old Casey drove into a gorse bush and that led to a double-bogey, which dropped him eight strokes back. He went on to shoot a three-over 75, which left him tied for third with Henrik Stenson (71) and first-round leader Rory McIlroy (68).

Three-time Open champion and world No. 1 Tiger Woods managed an even-par 72 on Sunday to finish at three-under-par 285. That left him tied for 23rd place.

World No. 2 Phil Mickelson stumbled to a three-over 75 to finish in a share of 48th at one-over-par 289.

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