Ryan Fox of New Zealand won the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, holding off American challengers Cameron Young and Sam Burns to claim his first major title. The 39-year-old sealed victory with a birdie on the notoriously difficult final hole, extending a run of near-misses for United States golfers at this year's tournament and adding to a broader narrative of American underperformance in major championships.

Fox had struggled to convert a birdie chance on the relatively straightforward 17th hole but responded by finding the fairway with his drive on the 18th, then landing his approach shot within roughly 12 feet of the pin. He calmly sank the putt to finish at 9-under-par, edging out clubhouse leader Cameron Young, with Sam Burns also among the leading American contenders who fell short of the Claret Jug.