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Morikawa takes the British

The american Collin Morikawa, 24 years old, thanks to a last card of 66 strokes (four under par), which took him to a total of 265 (-15), was made this Sunday with the British Open, was second big in golf, which was played in the Royal St. George’s GC (Sandwich, Kent), with two shots ahead of his compatriot Jordan Spieth, and four on Spanish Jon Rahm, which finished third and recovered the world number 1.

Of Japanese and Chinese descent, born in The Angels (California), Morikawa happens in the record of the British Open to irish Lowry Shane, who was proud to be the player who has had the longest honor of showing off his annual title, by winning in 2019 and not being played in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The achievement of the beautiful ‘Jarra de clarete’ (silver trophy to the winner), is, in addition, his second great, after having premiered his record in the majors with the PGA Championship in 2020.

In addition, he is the first player to win both majors in the year of his debut in them. And it rises to number 3 in the world ranking.

Morikawa started the last day with a single blow from the then leader, the South African Louis Oosthuizen. Very soon, before a bogey from his rival on hole 4, he equalized and, just three later, he was at the top alone, after a new stumble from his rival and making a birdie. He did not step down from the lead, he even increased it thanks to the four birdies on his card, which did not have any failure.

OosthuizenOn the other hand, he was not in tune after seeing himself below his starting partner. He concluded with two birdies and three bogeys, for a 71 (+1), the worst of his four cards, and a total of 269 (-11).

Between one and the other he got Spieth, which came to be a stroke of Morikawa, after a birdie on the 14th hole. And yet the day started in a discouraging way for his interests, by committing two bogeys (holes 4 and 6). But an eagle on 7 made him react, adding his four birdies of the day in the following holes.

Remarkably high, Jon Rahm, despite not achieving his illusion of being the first Spaniard to win two majors in the same year. The one of Barrel, who started the day five strokes from the lead, did not get off to a good start, with a bogey (hole 2). He recovered with an eagle in 7, but added a new setback in 8. His game was good until the green, but he lacked the putt, leaving several feasible birdies, and even what would have been his second eagle of the day on the road .

The one of Barrel He did not give up, he continued to fight more aggressively in his blows; and he had his prize from the 13th, when he added four consecutive birdies that put him in the top three.

Ancer, a 59

The Mexican Abraham Ancer He returned to battle in the final round, never finding the touch and closing with a total of 71, for a cumulative of 282.

On Thursday, the Tamaulipas started in a good way by signing a card of 69, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday he registered the same score, 71 impacts, which placed him in position 59.

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