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2021 Open Championship: Winners and Losers

By Tim Letcher

US golfer Collin Morikawa poses for pictures with the Claret Jug, the trophy for the Champion Golfer of the Year, after winning the 149th British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's, Sandwich in south-east England on July 18, 2021. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
US golfer Collin Morikawa poses for pictures with the Claret Jug, the trophy for the Champion Golfer of the Year, after winning the 149th British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's, Sandwich in south-east England on July 18, 2021. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Each week on the PGA Tour, there are players who fare better than expected, while there are others who don’t live up to their expectations. Here are Pro Golf Now, we call them winners and losers. Here are the winners and losers from the 2021 Open Championship.

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Winners

Collin Morikawa – What an .

“>impressive performance from the young superstar. He won his second major championship in his eighth start. It was also his first start in the Open Championship. He adapted to links golf very nicely, thank you. The future is extremely bright for Morikawa.

Jordan Spieth – He wasn’t quite able to finish it off, but this was still a good week for the former Open champion. He shot a 66 on Sunday to finish two shots behind Morikawa, solidifying that he’s back among the game’s elite players.

Louis Oosthuizen – He keeps contending in majors and it’s just a matter of time before he wins another one. From Thursday through Saturday, Oosthuizen was the best player in the field. He just couldn’t close it out on Sunday.

Jon Rahm – He came up just short of winning back-to-back majors, finishing T3 this week. Rahm is the best player in the world right now and will be the favorite to win the Masters.

Dylan Frittelli – The South African tied his best-ever finish in a major with a fifth-place showing. For someone with only 14 major championship starts, Frittelli should be pleased with how he finished his week.

Losers

Patrick Cantlay – The world’s seventh-ranked player, Cantlay did not have his best this week. He shot 74 on Thursday to basically take himself out of the mix for the weekend. He came back with a 69 on Friday but still missed the cut.

Patrick Reed – Ranked ninth in the world, Reed wasn’t awful this week. But he also wasn’t good enough to make the cut. His rounds of 72 (Thursday) and 71 (Friday) left him on the outside looking in at the weekend.

Tyrrell Hatton – The world’s 10th-ranked player, Hatton missed the cut and had a fit on Friday. He made an obscene gesture toward a fan and broke a club during his Friday round, where he missed the cut by one shot.

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Stewart Cink – The 2009 Open Championship winner shot 66 on Thursday, putting himself in a very nice position. But a 77 on Friday dropped him out of contention, and outside the cut line.

Phil Mickelson – Lefty had a brutal day on Thursday, shooting a 10-over par 80. He was in last place after one round of play. He did shoot a 72 on Friday to climb out of last but he missed the cut by 11 shots.

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