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The British Open 2010 reached its conclusion earlier on today and it was Louis Oosthuizen that won in big style, in more ways than one. The challenging weather conditions at The Old Course, St. Andrews in Scotland had made life tough for all the players, but it was Oosthuizen who gained his first-ever majors win, amazingly 7-shots clear at the finish (see earlier article).Now many of you are wondering what the prize money is for the British Open Championship 2010. In spite of the current economic climate you may be surprised to know the overall prize fund actually rose this year, for the first time since 2006. The total purse has risen by £600,000 this year to take the amount to £4.8 million, according to The Press Association. If you want an easy currency converter to see what that is wherever you are then go here.The defending champion, Stuart Cink, took home £750,000 last year, but Louis Oosthuizen will collect £850,000 this year. The rise in the purse is apparently due to the weak pound against the US Dollar and the Euro. Second-placed Lee Westwood will take home £500,000 and even the player at the bottom of ... [more..]

The British Open winners club welcomed a new member today. Out of all British Open winners, there has rarely been such a surprising British Open champion as Louis Oosthuizen. The eventual winner went off at 200-1 odds, as only European Tour followers and South African golf fans knew who he was. When he shot up to second place on Thursday, he was expected to fall off quickly, and was still expected to fade after taking the lead. But he never faltered, and no one had enough to match his pace. As such, the British Open winners now include a man whose last name was mispronounced all week.Today, Oosthuizen squared off with Paul Casey in the last pairing, as they separated themselves from the pack yesterday. Casey was ranked 10'th in the world and had England on his side, while Oosthuizen was still trying to win over doubters. He had a four shot lead going in, but had never faced a day like this before.Out of all possible British Open winners this week, Oosthuizen was among the least likely. He had never even made the cut at a Open, and missed the cut at the Masters and U.S Open. His only wins ... [more..]

Does Louis Oosthuizen look like a British Open winner?Setting the World Series of Poker's final tableCommentRecommendLouis Oosthuizen of South Africa did not win the British Open as much as he turned it into a coronation.His seven stroke victory was one of the most impressive in a major championship. After seizing the lead on Friday he opened the lead like Secretariat at the Belmont. Lee Westwood finished second.Oosthuizen joins Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els as Open winners from South Africa.For a look at the scoreboard, click here.To follow USA TODAY's Steve DiMeglio on Twitter,click here.To read about the magic of St. Andrews, click here.Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day.1:30: Oosthuizen has joined Tiger Woods, John Daly, Nick Faldo, Steve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus to win the British Open at St. Andrews in the past three decades. That my friends would be an interesting champions dinner.1:25: The drive on No. 18 will not be as memorable as the walk up the fairway but it is pretty good hitting the front of the green. Congrats to all who bet him at 200-1.1:23: Now begins No. 18 and the opportunity to drink in the adulation from the people of Scotland ... [more..]