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Henrik Stenson felt his time had come to win a major title after holding off the challenge of Phil Mickelson to win The Open on a breathtaking final day at Royal Troon. The inspired Swede produced a record-breaking performance to come out on top in a sensational shootout with Phil Mickelson on Sunday. Final leaderboard The 145th Open His final stroke of the major masterpiece was a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that tumbled into the cup on the last turn. His 10th birdie of the round gave him an eight-under 63 to match Johnny Miller in the 1973 US Open at Oakmont for the lowest closing round by a major champion. Stensons 72-hole total of 264 also eclipsed the previous best in a major set by David Toms in the 2001 US PGA and was three lower than the previous Open record set by Greg Norman at Sandwich in 1993.I felt like it was my time, said the 40-year-old, who admitted that the confidence boosting win at the BMW International Open in June played a huge part in his turnaround of fortunes.I think the win in Germany I had a couple weeks ago was huge to get one over the finish line. Stenson looks back at his round that was the joint lowest ever at The Open You feel the pressure coming in and with not having won for a while, that always kind of builds up. It was great to get that win there. That definitely helped this week, and I felt that extra confidence was going to cg into this week. I just played some great golf. For some reason, I felt like this is my time, and it was. Its a dream come true. The Ryder Cup and the Open Championship were the big early memories I had so to sit here with this trophy is pretty amazing. Its a dream come true. The Ryder Cup and the Open Championship were the big early memories I had so to sit here with this trophy is pretty amazing. Henrik Stenson Mickelson hit a superb approach to the par-five 16th, but after his eagle putt agonisingly slipped across the front of the hole, Stenson holed from four feet for birdie - having missed the green with his second - to remain two ahead with two to play and he felt that hole was vital in his quest to become champion.The putt on 16 was huge. I mean, Phil missed his eagle putt, so it looked like it was going to go in, and I expect him to make every putt; you have to. And it just snuck by and Im standing over a five-footer down the hill to keep it to a head. That was a very important putt to make, he said. Best of the Open Zone Dustin Johnson features in the best from The Open Zone at Royal Troon An historic 62 was even on the cards after a superb tee shot on the 17th, but after missing the birdie attempt there, Stenson made no such mistake on the 18th to bring a fitting end to an astonishing day.It hasnt quite sunk in yet but Im very happy, the Ryder Cup star added. Im very proud of the way I played. It was a great match with Phil. I knew he wasnt going to back down at any point, and in a way that makes it easier for myself. Stenson shot a final round 63 to win The Open, his first major championship, as he edged out Phil Mickelson in a thrilling final round I knew I had to keep on pushing, keep on giving myself birdie chances and he wasnt going to give it to me, so I had to pull away. Im just delighted I managed to do that with a couple of birdies at the right time on the final stretch. 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