Oosthuizen cruises home to land first major

South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen today cruised to a commanding victory in the 139th Open Championship at St Andrews to claim his first major title.

Oosthuizen carded a final round of 71 at the Old Course for a 16-under-par total and stunning seven-shot winning margin over world number three Lee Westwood, with Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson a shot further back.