New winners all the way

US Open, albeit drama of somewhat farcical proportions as Dustin Johnson triumphed at Oakmont, but only after belatedly being penalised for an incident which left everyone unsure of his score with just seven holes to play.

Johnson was told on the 12th tee that officials would review an incident on the fifth hole when his ball moved fractionally as he lined up a par putt, even though he had been cleared of any wrongdoing at the time by a referee.

Rory McIlroy described the farcical situation as “amateur hour” from the United States Golf Association, which eventually did give Johnson a one-shot penalty before he signed his card, the big-hitting American thankfully removing any doubt about the result with a birdie on the 18th.

There was nothing amateurish about the final round of the Open Championship at Royal Troon, which became a thrilling duel between eventual winner Stenson and Phil Mickelson.

Stenson’s closing 63 matched the lowest round in major history – Mickelson had opened with the same score – and his 20-under-par total equalled the mark set by Jason Day in the 2015 US PGA.

Mickelson’s total of 17 under would have won all but five previous Open Championships, the left-hander finishing an incredible 11 shots ahead of compatriot JB Holmes in third.