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Henrik Stenson holed out for birdie at the last to win his first major at The Open on a breathtaking final afternoon at Royal Troon on Sunday. The Swede started the day one shot clear of Mickelson and recovered from a bogey at the first to produce a stunning major-championship record-equalling round of 63, eight under par. Final leaderboard The 145th Open His effort featured 10 birdies and took him to a 20-under total to finally win his first major by a three-stroke margin with the lowest overall score in Open history. He also became the first Scandinavian man to win a major and the first player from continental Europe to lift the Claret Jug since Seve Ballesteros in 1988. But the 40-year-olds winning putt on the last took nerves of steel as he holed a monster 20-foot birdie putt to bring a fitting end to an astonishing day.You saw Phils putt, it was a couple of revolutions from going in and then you know you got a two-putt so I tried to leave that one short, but when its your day you might as well do it, Stenson said at The Sky Cart. Best of the Open Zone Dustin Johnson features in the best from The Open Zone at Royal Troon Stensons 72-hole total of 264 beat the best in any major set by David Toms in the 2001 US PGA and was three lower than the previous Open record set by Greg Norman at Sandwich in 1993. Watch The Ryder Cup from Hazeltine live on Sky Sports - your proud new home of The Open Also See: How Stenson won the Open... OPEN ZONE: Best of the week The Open leaderboard Five of the best 63s Custom Colorado Avalanche Jerseys . -- Canadas Nicole Vandermade won the Four Winds Invitational on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory. Lanny McDonald Jersey . After a 10-game skid, winning sure feels good. Atlantas third error in the last two innings allowed Jackie Bradley Jr. http://www.hockeyavalanche.com/authentic-philipp-grubauer-avalanche-jersey/ . Left back Armero opened the scoring in the fifth minute when his deflected shot rolled past Greece goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis. Striker Teofilo Gutierrez poked in Colombias second goal from a deflected corner in the 58th and James Rodriguez capped it off with a low shot in stoppage time after a slick backheel flick from Juan Cuadrado. Nikita Zadorov Jersey . -- New York Yankees centre fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was sent for an MRI Thursday of his ailing right calf, which was negative. A.J. Greer Avalanche Jersey . For the Athletics, hes extremely important at the top of the order, especially with Coco Crisp hurting. Jaso drove in three runs Sunday night, helping Scott Kazmir and Oakland beat the Texas Rangers 9-3.The Oklahoma City Thunder can barely field a healthy roster, but that wont matter when they visit Air Canada Centre Tuesday night to face the Toronto Raptors. Raptors forward Amir Johnson (left ankle) will not play tonight or Wednesday against the Celtics in Boston with Patrick Patterson continuing to start in his place. You can catch all of the action on TSN2 at 7pm et/4pm pt. With reigning MVP Kevin Durant done until December with a broken foot, and All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook shelved with a broken hand, the Thunder lost another piece Monday in a 116-85 drubbing in Brooklyn at the hands of the Nets. Andre Roberson, who was playing his first game of the season, left the game with a foot injury. That once again left the Thunder with eight healthy bodies by the end of the game. Reggie Jackson returned from injury for Oklahoma City and led the Thunder with 23 points. He played almost 42 minutes, but committed seven turnovers and wasnt satisfied with his performance. Everything starts with the point guard, coming out and playing physical. I have to find a way to be bettter tomorrow, Jackson said.dddddddddddd They have another good point guard in Kyle Lowry and a good team in Toronto. Perry Jones and Sebastian Telfair finished with 16 points and Serge Ibaka added 15. The Thunder allowed the Nets to shoot 52.4 percent from the floor and forced only eight turnovers. The Raptors suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday, a 107-102 road setback to the Miami Heat. It was the 16th straight setback at the hands of Miami, including 10 in a row in South Beach. DeMar DeRozan paced the visitors with 30 points, while Kyle Lowry finished with 22 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 14. Greivis Vasquez chipped in 12 off the bench. The Heat shot 50 percent from the floor. They played well, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said of the Heat. Im not taking anything away from Miami, but we gotta make them miss, we gotta make them feel us. The Raptors visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, then play seven straight north of the border. The Thunder have won four of the last five against the Raptors and three of the last four in Toronto. ' ' '