The 150th Open Championship - Day four digest

Everything you need to know from a thrilling final day at St Andrews.

Cameron was the history man, Rory went close again, Filippo took amateur honours and David was crazy for a jalfrezi on day four of The 150th Open Championship.

Here is everything you need to know from Sunday at the Home of Golf.

Smith seals maiden Major

Cameron Smith secured his maiden Major title after producing a back-nine birdie blitz to keep Rory McIlroy waiting for his fifth Major crown. The Australian went into the final round four shots behind overnight co-leaders McIlroy and Viktor Hovland but produced eight birdies in a sparkling 64 to storm to a historic one-shot victory at St Andrews. He reeled off five birdies in a row from the tenth thanks to a short game masterclass to take over at the top of the leaderboard and finished at 20 under, a shot clear of Cameron Young and two ahead of McIlroy. "To have The 150th Open here and to walk away with the win is just something that I have dreamt of," he said. “I didn’t even know I was going to get this far and it’s just awesome. It’s unreal to look at these names on this trophy and then add mine, I’m lost for words."

McIlroy vows to "keep knocking on the door" after going close

McIlroy began the day in good shape to end his eight-year wait for a fifth Major - tied alongside Hovland at the top of the leaderboard, with the pair four clear of their nearest competitors. Although the Northern Irishman did not do much wrong in his bogey-free 70 which contained a birdie apiece on the front and back nines, his closing effort was not enough to hold off the charge of Smith. McIlroy’s third place finish at St Andrews saw him return to the top of the DP World Tour Rankings in partnership with Rolex. He has recorded top-ten finishes in all four of golf's showpiece events in 2022 and while he was naturally disappointed to miss out on a historic occasion, the in-form 33-year-old chose to focus on the positives and vowed to keep on fighting. He said: "I can't be too despondent because of how this year went and this year's going. I'm playing some of the best golf I've played in a long time. So it's just a matter of keep knocking on the door, and eventually one will open."

Celli wins Silver Medal

Filippo Celli secured the Silver Medal for low amateur after the Italian closed with a sensational 71 to get to five under for the week. He carded an eagle, four birdies and five bogeys on Sunday to finish as the leading amateur by six shots and emulate countryman Matteo Manassero, who won the Silver Medal in 2009 before going on to claim his four DP World Tour titles. "I'm feeling very happy and proud," he said. "Today my golf game was really good, like the last three days. I can't ask for a better thing than to win the Silver Medal at the 150th Open in St Andrews."

Local heroes spice it up for home fans

Two Scottish players made the weekend and on Sunday they gave the home fans something to smile about. Robert MacIntyre, having made it ten made cuts from ten Major appearances, got two eagles as he carded a 68 to finish at seven under while David Law, making his Major debut, signed for a 69 to be six shots further back. And Law revealed the secret to his success was not the most athletic of preparations. "I was determined to go out there and enjoy it today," he said. "Last night we had a really nice night, with curry, a few beers, me, my caddie, his girlfriend, my wife, kids, Natasha's mum and her partner. Really nice night."

Inches from an albatross

With the way things have been going for Xander Schauffele at the minute, you would not have been surprised to see this go in. So close.