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| Bhatia, Rai finish in Top-35 as Scheffler re-writes records to win maiden Open | | | 
Portrush, July 21: Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia, who played all four Majors for the second straight year, achieved one of his best results in a Major as he finished tied 30th at the 153rd Open at Portrush.
The 23-year-old shot a final round with a 2-under 69 that had four birdies against two bogeys. His rounds of 73-68-70-69 saw him total 4-under for the week.
The Indo-British Aaron Rai, who was among the leaders after nine holes on the first day, ended tied 34th and showed consistency in making all four cuts at the Majors this year. It was his seventh straight cut in a Major and his third cut in four starts at the Open.
Rai finished with 2-under 69 and his rounds of 69-72-71-69 saw him total 3-under.
Meanwhile, American Scottie Scheffler completed a dominant week with a final round 3-under 68 to win The Open. It was Scheffler's fourth career major championship and second this year.
He now has at least one each of three of the four -- the one missing being the US Open -- where he was tied 7th this year and has four Top-10s, including a runner-up in last five years.
Scheffler's dominance at the Majors is so stark. In 20 Majors since the beginning of 2020, he has missed one, won four, been in Top-10 16 times, missed just one cut and been outside Top-25 only once.
The Open was not played in 2020 and he did not play the US Open that year.
The world No. 1 and FedExCup leader picked up his 17th PGA TOUR win in his 146th start at the age of 29 and retained the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup rankings.
He has finished inside the top 25 in all 16 starts this season, with a season-high 13 top-10 finishes, including 11 straight. Scheffler became the 12th consecutive first-time Open Championship winner; Ernie Els in 2012 being the most recent multiple winner. His rounds of 68-64-67-68 made him the seventh Open Championship winner to record four rounds in the 60s (PTI) |
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