Louis Who?
The British Open was not a tournament that made us sit at the edge of our seats on Sunday afternoon. Nor was it a tournament that made us need our glasses so that we could see what was going on. Truth be told, nothing was going on except for a man from South Africa leading the pact. It was like watching a three point contest where no other contestant was hitting 3’s except for that one guy. It was like watching a 25 mile marathon where the leader was 5 miles ahead.
Louis Oosthuizen is all smiles after winning the British Open.
It was like watching Louis Oosthuizen dominate the course in St. Andrews, Scotland. And this is exactly what happened this past weekend. Louis is 27 years old and lives on a farm next door to his parents in Gouritz River, South Africa.
There was no drama at the British Open. Tiger Woods blended in with the rest of the field and was going through the motions. He finished (-3) and tied in 23rd place. Many thought that Tiger would make his comeback during this tournament, but it looked like it was another setback.
Phil Mickelson definitely did not show up to play in this tournament and ended (+1) and in 48th place.
Oosthuizen ended the tournament (-16), which was seven strokes ahead of Lee Westwood (-9). Louis Oosthuizen was a 200-1 outsider before the tournament had begun. His seven stroke victory was the biggest winning margin since Tiger Woods won by eight strokes at the British Open in 2000.
When the underdog comes out on top, it is always special and proves that anyone can win on any given day. Even though his victory might not be what the fans had hoped for, that is part of sports. Louis Oosthuizen has put in his time and has finally shown the world what he is capable of doing. “Its just brilliant knowing that I can do it and I’m looking forward to the rest of the majors.” I believe that it is great for sports when somebody wins and there is not a single person who saw it coming. It shows the world that the favorite is not always going to win and if you want to win, then you can make it happen.
Louis will enjoy his victory and will be bringing a ton of confidence with him to the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin in August.
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