The final round of the British Open at Carnoustie looked like it had the potential to be an epic battle. The game’s biggest names—Tiger Woods, Jordan Speith, and Rory McIlroy—all lurked around the top of the leaderboard heading into a windy final round.

On a day when strong winds that gusted well over 20 miles per hour made a baked out Carnoustie live up to its “Carnasty” nickname, it was Francesco Molinari who prevailed. The Italian came into the Open Championship having either won or finished second in four of his last five starts. By posting a brilliant 2-under par 68 in the final round, Molinari became the first Italian to win a major championship. Perhaps even more impressive, Molinari was bogey-free during the weekend, including the final round while paired with Woods, who briefly lead before faltering.

“What a display of golf my friend,” tweeted Sergio Garcia.

“What a week,” Molinari said. “Congratulations to the runners-up as well. It was a tough fight. There’s only one winner unfortunately in golf, and this time it is me, but they played great golf.”

A lot of great golf was on display on Sunday.

For Woods, it appeared, at least briefly, like his 15^th major championship might be within reach. But on the 11^th hole, Woods’ tee shot went left and Carnoustie’s fescue made a mess of his approach. Finding himself in the rough left of the green, Woods attempted a heroic flop shot that failed to find the green. He then took three putts to find the bottom of the cup, carding a double bogey. He bogeyed the next hole and finished three shots behind Molinari.

“I made a few mistakes there. I drove it in the rough with two 3-irons on 11 and 12, and the grass grabbed the shafts,” Woods said after his round. “I figured starting out today that nine would be the number. I figured I had to go get that number. [I] didn’t do it.”

Woods had a birdie putt on the final hole, but it missed, leaving him in sixth-place at 5-under par, still chasing Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record.

Justin Rose, who narrowly made the cut, shot 2-under in the final round to roar up the leaderboard. He jumped 11 spots to finish in a tie for second with McIlroy, Kevin Kisner, and Xander Schauffele at 6-under.

McIlroy put a charge in the crowd during the final round with an eagle on the 14^th hole. But he couldn’t make another birdie coming in, finishing two shots out of the lead.

Spieth perhaps had one of the most disappointing finish as he attempted to defend his Open Championship win from 2017. Spieth’s magical putter didn’t show up on Sunday, and some wayward shots found the gorse. Despite finishing five-over par in a tie for ninth, Spieth was determined to remain positive.

“I think it is going to be a strong end to the year,” he said after his round. “I just didn’t get the right bounces today.”

The only Canadian in the field, Adam Hadwin, recorded an even-par final round to finish in a tie for 36^th.