Once a truly unusual final round of the British Open was over Sunday, once the fans had stopped filling the fairways of the Old Course at St. Andrews with applause for the feat of Louis Oosthuizen winning his first major and only his second high-level tournament at 27, it was hard to figure the most amazing part of it. Not only had Oosthuizen defied every expectation by ignoring any pressure to win, but he also won by an astounding seven strokes. As the fans rose to cheer their unlikely champion, Oosthuizen, an affable 27-year-old from South Africa, continued to amble the Old Course’s fairways with all the apparent cares of a tourist. He flashed his gap-toothed grin throughout the day and kept playing the same unflappable game that got him here. He finished at an eye-popping 16-under-par, needing to do little but not fall apart on the back nine as his competition fell away. Lee Westwood of England finished second at nine under. Paul Casey of England, Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tied for third at eight under. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/sports/golf/19golf.html
