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"I felt very calm the whole day, believe it or not," says Todd Hamilton, here embracing caddie Ron Levin after beating Ernie Els in a playoff. (Rebecca Naden - AP)
At a Glance

 British Open
Leader board
Final scores

Length: 7,175 yards
Par: 71
Purse: $7.44 million (4 million British pounds).
Winner's share: $1,338,340 (720,000 British pounds).
Defending champion: Ben Curtis
Open champions at Royal Troon: Arthur Havers (1923), Bobby Locke (1950), Arnold Palmer (1962), Tom Weiskopf (1973), Tom Watson (1982), Mark Calcavecchia (1989), Justin Leonard (1997).
Noteworthy: Americans have won the last five British Opens held at Royal Troon, the longest streak at any of the links in the rotation.
Television (all times EDT): Sunday, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., TNT Sports; 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., ABC Sports.


Flashback
 Unknown rookie Ben Curtis caps a week of freak bounces and twists with a victory at Royal St. George's.
Latest From the Wires

New From The Post
Hamilton Shows Mettle 
British Open champion Todd Hamilton, who almost gave up golf in 1992, learned how to win on courses with the same unforgiving conditions he saw at Royal Troon.
 Audio: Hamilton on His Victory
 Journeyman Arrives at British Open
 Bogey Costs Mickelson Shot at Title
 Notebook: For Monty, Many Memories


Hamilton Wins Playoff
Todd Hamilton prevails over Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win the British Open on Sunday.
 Audio: Hamilton on His Victory
 Lone Bogey Sinks Mickelson
 Notebook: Monty Enjoyed the Ride
 Final-Round Scores


In the News

Montgomerie Has a Chance to Win Over His Country
Arriving at Royal Troon following one of the most trying years of his career, Scotland's Colin Montgomerie has become a sympathetic figure and could very easily accept the baton as the best player to never win a major, writes Leonard Shapiro.


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