Ernie Els Wins British Open

In a stunning finish at the Open Championship at Lyntham St. Annes, England, Ernie Els wins his fourth major, and second British Open after third round leader Adam Scott blows a four shot lead with four holes to play by finishing with four straight bogies.

Els, who last won the Open Championship ten years ago at Muirfield, started Sunday's final round six shots behind Scott. But, he played a flawless back nine, birdieing the 18th hole to move to -7 under before watching Scott collapse.

"I'm a little numb at the moment," said Els, who was on the practice green behind the clubhouse when he won. "First of all, I feel for Adam Scott. He's a great friend of mine. Obviously, we both wanted to win very badly. But you know, that's the nature of the beast."

Tiger Woods finished a distance third, shooting a 3-over 73 and could never recover after he triple bogeyed the sixth hole.