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TROON, Scotland -- Henrik Stenson is the champion golfer of the year, thanks to a final round for the ages.He kept hitting the best shots of his life, one after another, and he needed each one to stay ahead of Phil Mickelson in a British Open duel that ranked among the best in major championship history.Stenson made 10 birdies, including a 50-foot putt across the 15th green that had him pumping his fist in a rare show of emotion Sunday.The final stroke in this masterpiece was a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that curled into the cup on the final turn. It gave him an 8-under 63, tying Johnny Miller at Oakmont for the greatest closing round by a major champion, and Stenson didnt even realize it until he sat down to sign his card.Records didnt matter. This was about winning his first major.Right now Im running on adrenaline. But there will be some point when Ill struggle to make it up the stairs when I get back to the house, Stenson said after four hours of an epic battle between two 40-somethings at Royal Troon.Mickelson was a runner-up for the 11th time in a major, but never like this. He cant look back at a mistake because he really didnt make any. He opened with a 63, closed with a career-best 65, shot the second-best score in Open history and was 11 shots better than everyone in the field.Except one.Its probably the best Ive played and not won, Mickelson said. I think thats probably why its disappointing in that I dont have a point where I can look back and say, `I should have done that or had I only done this. I played a bogey-free round of 65 on the final round of a major. Usually, thats good enough to do it, and I got beat. I got beat by 10 birdies.He got beat by arguably the best final round in 156 years of major championships.Miller also made 10 birdies in his final round of the 1973 U.S. Open, and then waited to see if anyone could catch him. Stenson started the final round with a one-shot lead over Mickelson, and knew it would be a two-man race from the opening hole when Mickelson nearly holed out from the fairway.He answered great shot with one of his own, finally pulling away with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, and then a third in a row after Mickelson drilled a 3-wood onto the green at the par-5 16th and came within a fraction of an inch of making an eagle.The last birdie was for the record book.Stenson finished at 264, breaking by one shot the 72-hole scoring record in the majors that David Toms set in the 2001 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. His 20-under par matched Jason Days record for lowest under par at last years PGA Championship.His biggest challenge was 46-year-old Mickelson, who has won five majors.I knew he wasnt going to back down at any point, and in a way that makes it easier for myself, Stenson said. I knew I had to keep on pushing, keep on giving myself birdie chances. He wasnt going to give it to me, so I had to pull away. Im just delighted I managed to do that with a couple of birdies at the right time.This was heavyweight material, reminiscent of the Duel in the Sun just down the Ayrshire coastline at Turnberry in 1977, when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus battled to the final hole, and no one else was closer than 10 shots.Stenson and Mickelson were never separated by more than two shots over 40 straight holes until the Swedes final birdie. In the final round, they combined to make 14 birdies and an eagle. If this was a better-ball match, they would have shot 59.Ive always thought that he is one of the best ball-strikers in the game and that major championships are perfectly suited for him, Mickelson said. I knew that he would ultimately come through and win. Im happy that he did. Im disappointed that it was at my expense.J.B. Holmes won the B-Flight. He finished third, 14 shots behind.The Swede won his first major in his 42nd attempt, becoming only the ninth player to capture his first major after turning 40. Beyond the score, the measure of his performance was that he putted for a birdie on every hole Sunday in a mild wind off the Irish Sea. Stenson three-putted for bogey from just off the first green, and he three-putted on No. 11 to fall back into a tie for the lead.They matched pars on only six of the 18 holes.Stenson became only the fourth player to win the British Open with all four rounds in the 60s, joining Tiger Woods, Nick Price and Greg Norman. He also ended a streak of six American winners at Royal Troon that dated to 1950.He gave Sweden a long-awaited major in mens golf, 19 years after Jesper Parnevik lost a 54-hole lead at Royal Troon. Stenson said Parnevik send him a message that said, Go out and finish what I didnt manage to finish.Im really proud to have done that, and its going to be massive for golf in Sweden with this win, Stenson said.Maybe he can take that silver jug down to Rio in his search of Olympic gold.Golfs top four players have withdrawn from the Olympics , but the Rio Games will have at least two of this years major champions -- Stenson and Masters winner Danny Willett of England.Theres one more major to play before Rio. Take a breath, Henrik. The PGA Championship starts a week from Thursday. Cheap Cincinnati Bengals Jerseys . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Bengals Jerseys China http://www.cheapbengalsjerseysauthentic.com/ . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. Cheap Bengals Jerseys China . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Wholesale Bengals Jerseys Authentic . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said.Jamie Caven has been inspired by the Premier League title heroics of Leicester City and wants to bring another trophy to his jubilant hometown. The Foxes secured the Premier League trophy on Monday night to complete the most remarkable title challenge in the competitions history and Leicester-born Caven watched their celebrations with pride. Leicester City have been crowned as champions of the Premier League Caven, ranked no 23 in the Order of Merit, is yet to win one of the PDCs top titles, but Leicesters unlikely success has given the 40-year-old fresh hope that he can upset the odds in a major tournament. In a whole range of sports, it has shown that anything is possible, Caven told Sky Sports.It has opened peoples eyes in any sport across the world that you can be an underdog and still do amazing things. They were 5,000 to one to win the league. For sport in general, its been an amazing, uplifting thing. Jamie Caven on Leicester Citys title win When you look at our sport of darts, youve got your favourites, but anybody on any given day within the top 30 in the world can beat anybody, and Im no different in that belief.Ive beaten all the best players before, so there is no reason why not just myself, but anyone can achieve great things. For sport in general, its been an amazing, uplifting thing.The 40-year-olds run at the World Championships was ended by James Wade in the last-16 and Caven admits he has work to do if he wants to match the exploits of Claudio Ranieris team. Gary Anderson won the PDC World Darts Championship for the second year in a row after beating Adrian Lewis Thats the pinnacle the World Championships.dddddddddddd Its the one that everybody wants, said Caven. At the end of the day, there is only one person that can win it each year. Its hard to do Im sure, but Ill give it everything Ive got and with Leicesters achievement this season, it gives me something to really go for. Phil Taylor has been one of the most consistent performers in the Premier League of darts The Premier League of Darts is heading towards an exciting finale, with only two weeks of the regular season remaining, and Caven has backed six-time winner Phil Taylor to emerge triumphant on finals night at The O2.Van Gerwen is obviously the world No 1 and hes playing phenomenally well at the moment, said Caven.All kinds of records with his averages. But Taylor is coming back into form. Hes been playing really well and I have a feeling that Phil will win it, if Im honest. Watch all of this weeks Premier League matches on Thursday night from 7pm on Sky Sports 1. Also See: Sky Live: PL Darts Adams open to Slam return Fixtures/Results Prem Table ' ' '