Ernie Els wins the British Open 2012 as it all goes wrong for Adam Scott.

ErnieEls claimed victory in the 2012 Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes as Australian Adam Scott blew a 4 shot lead. Whilst Els had a magnificent final round it looked to be a side-note as Scott played the first 14 holes calmly and consistently. However, with golf it certainly isn’t over until the scores have been posted. Suddenly ‘Par’ seemed to be the hardest word for Scott as he went on a run of bogeys which turned his dream into a nightmare. With Els finishedand on 7 under bogeys on the 15^th, 16^th and 17^th had the 32 year old Australian sweating.

After hitting a 3 wood into a bunker on the 18th, Scott was in the last chance saloon as he stood over a 7 foot par putt to force a playoff. Agonizingly it stayed just left of the cup, and Scott dropped to his knees in despair. The Big Easy’s name was on the Claret Jug again.