British Open 2016 Results: Henrik Stenson Edges Phil Mickelson With Historic Score

Somehow, it just wasn’t Phil Mickelson’s day.

Lefty shot a 6-under-par 65 on Sunday, his lowest final-day championship score ever, finishing the 2016 British Open at a fantastic 17-under par. But Henrik Stenson was just a little bit better, setting a British Open record en route to his first ever major championship.

Stenson shot eight under on the day, finishing at minus 20 — beating Tiger Woods’ previous score for the lowest score relative to par at The Open.

Phil Mickelson's 72-hole score of -17 would have won all but 4 Opens.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 17, 2016

Mickelson and Stenson really were the only two in contention Sunday, as third-place finisher J.B. Holmes finished 11 strokes behind Mickelson at minus six. Steve Stricker finished at five under while Rory McIlroy led a group including Sergio Garcia and Tyrrell Hatton tied at four under to round out the top five scores.