Phil Mickelson of the United States won his first British Open at Muirfield on Sunday by three strokes from Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
Mickelson’s final round of 66, five-under-par, gave him a three-under-par total of 281.
It was Mickelson’s fifth major title, after the Masters of 2004, 2006 and 2010 and the 2005 PGA Championship, and comes one month after he suffered a record sixth runner-up finish at the US Open.
Mickelson wins his first Open
