Hamilton tore up Open script on merit

THE WINNER of the 133rd Open at Royal Troon maintained the American dominance of the Championship.

Todd Hamilton follows in the famous footsteps of Arnold Palmer, Tom Weiskopf, Tom Watson, Mark Calcavecchia and Justin Leonard to have captured the Claret Jug.

Yet even his fellow countrymen didn't seem to like it when the unknown outstayed their own Phil Mickelson and the South African Ernie Els, who plays most of his golf in the States.