![It's a dramatic final day at Muirfield. Another birdie on the 18th puts Phil Mickelson in the driving seat to win his first British Open title.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/130721175219-golf-british-open-mickelson-win.jpg?q=w_2622,h_3648,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Birdie does it —
It's a dramatic final day at Muirfield. Another birdie on the 18th puts Phil Mickelson in the driving seat to win his first British Open title.
![Fans of Tiger Woods - and there are plenty in Scotland - are disappointed as the American drops out of contention with a final round of 74](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/130721183743-golf-open-tiger-fans.jpg?q=w_3192,h_2184,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Tiger hunt —
Fans of Tiger Woods - and there are plenty in Scotland - are disappointed as the American drops out of contention with a final round of 74
![The wait goes on for a first major since 2008 for Woods but his weekend ends on a positive note as he shakes hands with former caddie Steve Williams at the 18th.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/130721182019-tiger-woods-open-2013.jpg?q=w_3196,h_3184,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Heartache and handshake —
The wait goes on for a first major since 2008 for Woods but his weekend ends on a positive note as he shakes hands with former caddie Steve Williams at the 18th.
![A solid weekend from Sweden's Henrik Stenson saw him claim the runner's up spot at the British Open. He finished level par for the tournament.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/130721183344-golf-open-stenson-stroke.jpg?q=w_4722,h_3180,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Steady Stenson —
A solid weekend from Sweden's Henrik Stenson saw him claim the runner's up spot at the British Open. He finished level par for the tournament.
![Britain's overnight leader Lee Westwood spends too much time in the bunkers on Sunday and finished tied for third on one over.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/130721182654-golf-open-westwood-bunker.jpg?q=w_2375,h_1393,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Westwood woe —
Britain's overnight leader Lee Westwood spends too much time in the bunkers on Sunday and finished tied for third on one over.
![But the day belongs to Mickelson who says he played some of the best golf of his life to win an elusive British Open title at Muirfield](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/130721183016-golf-open-stenson-mickelson.jpg?q=w_3148,h_1820,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Magic Mickelson —
But the day belongs to Mickelson who says he played some of the best golf of his life to win an elusive British Open title at Muirfield