British Open 2010: Disappointing Cinderella, Louis Oosthuizen, Wins

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Published: July 18, 2010

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With the memory of Dustin Johnson's epic U.S. Open collapse still fresh, the world tuned in Sunday to watch how a little-known little man from South Africa would handle a four-stroke lead and the pressure of Golf's biggest stage.

Louis Oosthuizen had it all the way.

So much so, in fact, that the energy and excitement normally endemic to the final day of a Major cowered and hid from the workmanlike consistency Oosthuizen brought to St. Andrews. 

And it never found an opportunity to show itself.

Displaying the true heart of a champion, Oosthuizen flexed his muscles by parring the first seven holes.  Even the ESPN commentators betrayed a sense of irritable restlessness, almost challenging the closest of his pursuers to do something—anything—to mount a comeback.

When Lovable Louis bogeyed eight, and Paul Casey was suddenly only three shots back, we wanted to believe this guy was human after all—that this was the first sign pointing to his inevitable demise.  After 62 holes of near-perfection, the wheels were finally starting to come off.

But when Oosthuizen eagled nine, we had a strong feeling we were wrong.  And when Casey triple-bogeyed twelve, we were sure of it.  The rest, as they say, was history.

But what sort of history was it? 

Oh sure, Oosthuizen won by seven strokes, and those who so convincingly conquer the ancient grounds of St. Andrews are assured golfing immortality and eternal respect from their peers.  But frankly, Oosthuizen lacked the typical flair we expect to attend a Major winner's game.  For the last two-and-a-half days, nobody threatened his lead; and because nobody threatened his lead, we went to sleep.

Louis Oosthuizen (Woost-hazen).  When he took a commanding five-shot lead to the clubhouse on Friday, everybody—from the announcers to the press conference moderator&mdash...
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