2012 British Open: Ernie Els Wins While Adam Scott Collapses

British Open Prize Money 2012: Ernie Els Takes Home $1.4 Million Paycheck

Ernie Els put together one of the most dramatic comebacks in golf's major championship history Sunday to win his fourth major championship, and the accomplishment will make him a pretty rich man. Els' four-round total of 7-under par -- he shot 68, 2-under par, on Sunday -- helped him earn about $1.4 million. The total is about $600,000 more than second-place finisher Adam Scott, who made bogeys on each of the last four holes to blow what would be his first major victory.

Overall, the purse at the 2012 British Open was the same as '11 -- roughly, $7.7 million. Here's the breakdown of the payouts from the top seven players:

1. Ernie Els: $1,413,569

2. Adam Scott: $808,069

T3. Brandt Snedeker: $520,583 (€423,172)

T3. Tiger Woods: $520,583

T5. Luke Donald: $326,376 (€265,272)

T5. Graeme McDowell: $326,376

T7. Nicolas Colsaerts: $239,830 (€195,796)

T7. Thomas Aiken: $239,830

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2012 British Open: Ernie Els Earns Fourth Major Championship In Thrilling Fashion

In golf, the unexpected is almost always expected -- especially in the final round of a major -- and that's just what happened Sunday at the 2012 British Open, as South Africa's Ernie Els caught Australia's Adam Scott in the final four holes to claim his fourth major championship. Els carded a final round of 68, 2-under par, which featured the "Big Easy" playing the final nine holes at 4-under and included a dramatic birdie on the final hole to finish with a 72-hole score of 7-under par.

Els' birdie at the last hole forced Scott to make a tournament-tying putt -- setup by a bad tee shot that landed in fairway bunker on No. 18 -- which missed. Scott held a commanding lead into the final four holes, which he played at 4-over.

Overall, Els was the only player in the top five to shoot 3-over par or better. Els finished a stroke better than second-place finisher Scott (-6), who was ahead of Tiger Woods (-3), Brandt Snedeker (-3), Luke Donald (-2) and Graeme McDowell (-2).

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2012 British Open: TV Coverage, Streaming, Live Updates And More

The fourth and final round of the 2012 British Open will kick off early Sunday morning. Adam Scott currently sits atop the leaderboard at -11, but Tiger Woods remains in the hunt in fourth place. St. Johns alumn Keegan Bradley enters Sunday tied for 25th at one-over.

For all the information you need on the fourth round of action, see below.

TV Schedule: The British Open will begin airing on ESPN at 6 a.m. Eastern Time.

Streaming Information: Viewers can take in the final round on their computers or other devices. WatchESPN will provide coverage beginning at 6 a.m. Eastern Time. iPhone, iPad, and Android users can watch holes 9, 10 and 11 and get automatic scoring updates with The Open Championship App. The app is available on Android here.

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2012 British Open: Tee Times And Pairings For Sunday

2012 British Open: Adam Scott Takes 4-Stroke Lead Into Final Round, Tiger Woods 5 Strokes Back

Australian Adam Scott shot a third round 2-under 68 to finish at 11-under to take a four stroke lead over Brandt Snedeker and Graeme McDowell at 7-under into the final round of the 2012 British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

Scott and Snedeker were in the final group together, and they could not have had a different start to their rounds. Snedeker finished with bogeys on four holes of the last five holes, and Scott took full advantage of. Scott knocked down back to back birdies at 7 and 8 to grab the lead and he never looked back. Only a bogey on the par-4 13th blemished an otherwise great day for the Aussie.

Tiger Woods sits in fourth place at 6-under after the third round, shooting an even par 70 to stay at 6-under for the tournament. Woods had to play catch up almost immediately, bogeying holes 1 and 3 before birdieing three of the last four holes on the front nine. Woods had an uneventful back nine, with only a bogey at 15 keeping Woods from finishing at under par on the day.

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2012 British Open Leaderboard Update: Keegan Bradley Shoots 68 In Round 3

Action from Round 3 of the 2012 British Open is underway, and St. John's graduate Keegan Bradley has shot his best round of the tournament so far, a 2-under par 68. Bradley scored a 71 in Thursday's opening round and a 72 in Round 2. He stands at +1 overall, currently good enough for 40th place.

Players higher up on the leaderboard have yet to tee off. The top 10 begin teeing off around 9:30 a.m. ET, with Tiger Woods (6-under overall) getting started at 10:10 a.m. followed by overall leader Brandt Snedeker (10-under overall) at 10:20 a.m. Complete tee times are available here, information on how to watch Round 3, including watching online, is here and a live leaderboard is available here.

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2012 British Open: TV Coverage, How To Watch Online And More

Round 3 of the 2012 British Open is Saturday, and there are a number of ways for fans to tune in as tournament favorite Tiger Woods pursues a victory, including ways to watch online. He's currently in third place, four strokes off the lead. Brandt Snedeker is the man in the lead, sitting at 10-under par after shooting a 64 in Round 2.

TV coverage of the event is provided by ESPN and begins at 7 a.m. ET. If you want to watch online WatchESPN is your source, with streaming coverage starting at 5 a.m. Some streams are restricted to those with a cable subscription, but many are open to all. Fans can also catch the action on their mobile devices. The Open Championship app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices includes live video from holes nine, 10 and 11.

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2012 British Open: Tee Times And Pairings For Saturday

Saturday brings us Round 3 of the 2012 British Open. Complete tee times are below, all times Eastern. Things get started at 3:10 a.m., with the top 10 teeing off around 9:30 a.m. Tiger Woods' tee time is 10:10 a.m. and current leader Brandt Snedeker tees off shortly after at 10:20 a.m. St. Johns graduate Keegan Bradley, representing New York in the field, gets started at 3:50 a.m.

Complete Tee Times, All ET:

3:10 a.m. — Joost Luiten

3:20 a.m. — Tom Watson and Lee Westwood

3:30 a.m. — Chad Campbell and John Daly

3:40 a.m. — Adilson Da Silva and Rickie Fowler

3:50 a.m. — Keegan Bradley and S.M. Bae

4 a.m. — Ross Fisher and K.J. Choi

4:10 a.m. — Gary Woodland and Charles Howell III

4:20 a.m. — Pablo Larrazabal and Juvic Pagunsan

4:30 a.m. — Brendan Jones and Troy Matteson

4:45 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley and Vijay Singh

4:55 a.m. — Rafa Echenique and Matthew Baldwin

5:05 a.m. — Justin Hicks and Alexander Noren

5:15 a.m. — Fredrik Jacobson and Jim Furyk

5:25 a.m. — Padraig Harrington and Rory Mcilroy

5:35 a.m. — Nicolas Colsaerts and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano

5:45 a.m. — Harris English and Branden Grace

5:55 a.m. — Richard Sterne and Greg Owen

6:05 a.m. — Warren Bennett and Dustin Johnson

6:20 a.m. — Yoshinori Fujimoto and Nick Watney

6:30 a.m. — Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Jeev Milkha Singh

6:40 a.m. — Francesco Molinari and John Senden

6:50 a.m. — Hunter Mahan and Lee Slattery

7 a.m. — Bob Estes and Dale Whitnell

7:10 a.m. — Bubba Watson and Ian Poulter

7:20 a.m. — Jamie Donaldson and Miguel Angel Jimenez

7:30 a.m. — Thongchai Jaidee and Garth Mulroy

7:45 a.m. — Anirban Lahiri and Ted Potter Jr.

7:55 a.m. — Retief Goosen and Geoff Ogilvy

8:05 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Laird

8:15 a.m. — Thomas Bjorn and Zach Johnson

8:25 a.m. — Bill Haas and Kyle Stanley

8:35 a.m. — Simon Khan and Greg Chalmers

8:45 a.m. — Mark Calcavecchia and Andres Romero

8:55 a.m. — Peter Hanson and Toshinori Muto

9:10 a.m. — Simon Dyson and Carl Pettersson

9:20 a.m. — James Morrison and Steve Stricker

9:30 a.m. — Luke Donald and Steven Alker

9:40 a.m. — Ernie Els and Thomas Aiken

9:50 a.m. — Jason Dufner and Graeme Mcdowell

10 a.m. — Matt Kuchar and Paul Lawrie

10:10 a.m. — Thorbjorn Olesen and Tiger Woods

10:20 a.m. — Adam Scott and Brandt Snedeker

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British Open Odds 2012: Tiger Woods Remains Favorite To Win

Tiger Woods remains the favorite to win the 2012 British Open, with current odds standing at 4/1 according to Vegas Insider. Woods currently sits 6-under and in third place after two rounds. Odds on a Tiger victory opened at 8/1, so his performance in Round 2 must have inspired confidence in bettors. Brandt Snedeker is currently in the lead at 10-under after a 64 in Round 2. Odds on a Snedeker victory haven't been updated, but he opened Round 2 a substantial underdog at 125/1. St. John's graduate Keegan Bradley narrowly made the cut at 3-over, odds on a victory by him are 60/1.

Some odds for other notable golfers:

• Field (Any Golfers Other Than Woods) 7/1
• Rory McIlroy 10/1
• Lee Westwood 15/1
• Luke Donald 15/1
• Padraig Harrington 20/1
• Justin Rose 30/1
• Sergio Garcia 30/1
• Graeme McDowell 30/1

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2012 British Open: Brandt Snedeker Leads At 10-Under Through Two Rounds, Tiger Woods Four Shots Back

Brandt Snedeker is the leader of the 2012 British Open after two rounds at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's.

Snedeker shot a 6-under-par 64 on Friday and is 10-under-par for the tournament. He was followed by Adam Scott at 9-under-par for the tournament and Tiger Woods, who is 6-under-par through Friday. Thorbjorn Olesen is fourth, at 5-under-par. There are five golfers tied for fifth place at 4-under-par. British Open champion Paul Lawrie and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell are two of the five golfers at 4-under.

New York native John Huh missed the cut at 8-over-par. St. John's grad Keegan Bradley shot 2-over-par on Friday but narrowly made the cut at 3-over-par. The cut line was 3-over-par and Bradley heads into the weekend tied for 68th.

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2012 British Open Leaderboard: Brandt Snedeker Is New Leader At 10-Under Par

The second round of the 2012 British Open is underway and some of the early groups have completed, now there is a new leader among the group. American Brandt Snedeker has had a great first two rounds and is the current leader at 10-under par.

Snedeker started off well in his second round where he converted four birdies on the front nine, and had six birdies overall. For the round Snedeker was also bogey-free and ended up with a 6-under 64 to take the lead.

In second place is Adam Scott, who led after the first round. He is now two strokes behind Snedeker through 15 holes. Scott is shooting well in his second round and is currently 2-under par and has three birdies and only one bogey.

Snederk and Scott has established a buffer over the field as the four golfers who are tied at third place are currently 4-under, which puts them six strokes behind the lead and four strokes behind Scott for second place.

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2012 British Open Leaderboard: Adam Scott Has The Lead

Usually when you tie a course record, you're having a very good day.

That can certainly be said for Adam Scott at Round 1 of the 2012 British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's. The Australian shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday morning to take an outright lead into the clubhouse, currently one shot ahead of Zach Johnson, Nicolas Colsaerts and Paul Lawrie.

Tiger Woods also had an excellent day, shooting 3-under and positioning himself nicely for a lengthy run heading into the second round. Woods is tied for fifth.

Phil Mickelson had a struggle of it in the wet conditions, putting himself nine shots back with a 3-over with just one hole remaining. Rory McIlroy has played well thus far, as he is 3-under and watching the action from the clubhouse.

On the local side of things, the St. John's alum Keegan Bradley started off hot but lost some strokes on the back nine, ending his day 1-over. New York City native John Huh is currently tied for 135th, after shooting a 5-over 75.

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British Open 2012: Australian Golfer Adam Scott The Early Leader

The 2012 British Open is already underway as the first player teed off at around 1:19 a.m. EST. As a result, many golfers have either completed or are have almost completed the first 18 holes in round one of the tournament.

As a result, Australian golfer Adam Scott is the atop the leaderboard in round one as he shot a six-under par, 64 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Scott birdied eight holes on the day while bogeying just two.

American Zach Johnson is right on his heels as he's currently tied for second with Scotland's Paul Lawrie as both shot a five-under par, 64 in the opening round.

Tiger Woods, the favorite to win this event is currently tied for fifth at three-under par through 15 holes played and local product, Keegan Bradley has yet to tee off.

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British Open 2012: TV Schedule, How To Watch Online And More

Tiger Woods is favored to win his first major tournament in four years when the 2012 British Open gets underway on Thursday. Golf fans in the United States will need to set their alarms as the action starts early in the morning from the U.K.

ESPN will begin coverage from Royal Lytham & St. Annes at 4:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday morning. The action will also be available online via ESPN3. The network's online arm will have the action from holes 9-11 starting at 4:00 a.m. At 5:00 a.m., ESPN3 switches to coverage from hole No. 1 and No. 18. Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson and defending Open champ Darren Clarke all tee off at 4:00 a.m. Eastern.

Coverage of the tournament runs until 3 p.m. on ESPN, with mirror coverage on ESPN3 through the same time. Following that the sports network will have a recap and highlights.

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British Open 2012 Odds: Tiger Woods Slim Favorite Over Rory McIlroy

The 2012 British Open will begin in the early morning on Thursday, and to no ones surprise Tiger Wood will head into the third major of the season as the favorite to win. According to the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (via RJ Bell -- a sports betting expert), Woods enters The Open Championship as a 8-to-1 favorite, a line that is just a tad better than Rory McIlroy (10-1).

Lee Westwood, who's still looking for his first major championship, is at 12-1, while Luke Donald is 15-1. Two-time British Open winner Padraig Harrington enters at 20-1 and fan favorite Phil Mickelson, who's looking for his first victory overseas, is 30-1.

Open Championship coverage will begin Thursday at 4:30 a.m. ET (set your alarm clocks early!) on ESPN.

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2012 British Open Tee Times And Pairings: Rounds 1 And 2 Announced

2012 British Open: Schedule And Preview

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy headline the field at the 141st British Open.