Ernie Els of South Africa holds up the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Adam Scott of Australia reacts to a missed par putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club.

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Brandt Snedeker hits his ball out of a bunker on the final day of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Adam Scott of Australia plays a bunker shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club.

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Tiger Woods plays a shot off the 10th tee at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship.

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Francesco Molinari of Italy plays from the fifth tee during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Angel Cabrera of Argentina walks with his group off the fourth tee during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Spectators watch Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Brandt Snedeker of the United States lines up a putt on the seventh green during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland waits to play a shot on the third hole during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Luke Donald of England jumps to see the 10th green during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Swedish golfer Alexander Noren watches as his ball falls back into a binker at the ninth green during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland climbs up the bank to the fourth tee after hitting a wayward shot from the third fairway during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Keegan Bradley of the United States hits a shot off the fifth tee during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Golf fans watch the play on the first hole of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Adam Scott of Australia looks at his ball in the rough on the 18th hole during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Tiger Woods plays a shot from the rough on the 15th hole during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 11th green during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Tiger Woods chips onto the 5th green during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Photographers shoot the 13th green during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Defending champion Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland plays a shot from the rough on the 2nd hole during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland reacts on the 15th green during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Bubba Watson of the United States walks to the 11th tee during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Sergio Garcia of Spain drops his club as he watches his shot from the 14th tee during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Sergio Garcia of Spain and his caddie Gary Matthews line up a putt on the 2nd green during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Tom Watson watches his shot from the 8th tee during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Luke Donald of England reacts after a birdie on the third hole during the first round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

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Adam Scott of Australia shakes hands with Lance Bennett, the caddie of Matt Kuchar of the United States, after the first round of the British Open Golf Championship.

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