Henrik Stenson lifts the Claret Jug after quite possibly the greatest final round in major championship history

Hole-for-hole, Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson did battle.

On Sunday, the Open continued in its two-horse race theme with both men refusing to give an inch in the hope of lifting the Claret Jug. Stenson finally edged in front after a frankly ludicrous putt on 15 when, according to NBC, he put more than one stroke between his nearest rival for the first time in 19 holes.

He's holed it. Two shot lead for Stenson with three to play. #TheOpenhttps://t.co/xCrK3OtiXK

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 17, 2016

The world number six holed from 50 feet, walking the ball into the cup and allowing himself a passionate celebration with the resultant breathing space in the duel. And Stenson clutched that momentum and became the first man from Sweden to win a golf major as he held Mickelson off through the final three holes to claim glory with a closing 63 at Royal Troon. The back-and-forth nature of Sunday had many believing that it was the most entertaining final round in major championship history and it would be difficult to dispute that assertion after what we've just seen. https://twitter.com/College_Golfers/status/754730479861981184 https://twitter.com/YorkshireGC/status/754730582056271872 https://twitter.com/TonyCMeyer/status/754730080027279360 https://twitter.com/MattSelt/status/754730416783982592 https://twitter.com/ConorPacKelly/status/754730629112164352 https://twitter.com/BrendanPelly/status/754730733889986561 https://twitter.com/AndrewHarding9/status/754730895681187840 https://twitter.com/STEVEMACDONAL17/status/754731350800891904 https://twitter.com/golfcentraldoc/status/754732024448057345 https://twitter.com/WillLicon/status/754732943692607488 https://twitter.com/DaveZarvan/status/754735989130747908 https://twitter.com/CJ_Casselman/status/754731025490522113 https://soundcloud.com/user-787320910/the-gaa-hour-with-colm-parkinson-new-donegal-and-dubs-versus-the-spread