The Open - final round photos

1 of 11 Former champion Nick Faldo plays superbly early on before three late bogeys scupper his challenge and he ends on three over

2 of 11 Sergio Garcia endures a frustrating day as his putts fail to drop and he slips back to finish on four over par

3 of 11 American Ben Curtis shoots up the leaderboard and reaches five under by the 11th, but drops four shots in the next six holes

4 of 11 Vijay Singh impresses over the first nine, but struggles around the turn and the Fijian finishes on level par for joint second

5 of 11 Tiger Woods endures a topsy-turvy round as bogeys mar a promising start, leaving the world number one in joint fourth place

6 of 11 Davis Love III suffers a torrid opening to his final round, but rallies on the back nine to finish on one over alongside Woods

7 of 11 Curtis ends his round on one under par and heads to the clubhouse with Thomas Bjorn favourite for victory on three under

8 of 11 But Bjorn finds the bunker on the 16th and a disastrous double bogey sees him slip back to draw level with Curtis

9 of 11 Another bogey from Bjorn on the 17th leaves the Swede needing to birdie the 18th to force a play-off with Curtis

10 of 11 Bjorn fails and Curtis, ranked 396 in the world, celebrates one of the biggest shocks in Open history with his fiancée Candace

11 of 11 Open debutant Curtis kisses the famous Claret Jug, and the little-known American also walks away with a cheque for £700,000