Cameron Smith Storms Past Rory McIlroy to Win The Open

Australia's Cameron Smith kisses the Claret Jug, the trophy for the Champion golfer of the year, after winning the 150th British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, on July 17, 2022. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

The 150th playing of The Open Championship called for a final round worthy of the annals of history. Cameron Smith rose to the occasion and wrote his own chapter at the Old Course.

Smith used a run of five consecutive birdies to card an 8-under-par 64, overtake Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and win The Open by one stroke for his first major title Sunday at St. Andrews in Scotland.