As the Championship moved into its closing stages, with the luxury of a massive and seemingly now unassailable eight-shot lead over his nearest rival, Oosthuizen continued to do exactly what he was required to do, which was to hit the fairways, find the greens and par the remaining holes, and the greatest prize in golf would be his.
Any doubts that Louis Oosthuizen had the game and the temperament to cope with the pressure of leading a major championship on the last day, having missed the cut in five previous attempts, were soon dispelled over the Old Course when he played with the confidence of a seasoned campaigner to win the game’s oldest and most coveted title by seven shots. After eight holes his lead was trimmed to three shots, but he responded instantly with an eagle at the ninth and Paul Casey’s spirited challenge fell apart with a wayward tee shot at the 12th that lead to a triple-bogey seven and allowed Oosthuizen the luxury of playing the final six holes with an eight-shot cushion that he never looked like losing until a dropped shot at the 17th hole. from the openchampionship.com
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