Olympic champion Lydia Ko finished in champion style with a superb birdie on the 18th hole of a windswept Old Course to claim her third major title.
Ashleigh Buhai is the best-placed South African after shooting a level par round, while Casandra Alexander is currently tied for 32nd after a round of one-over par.
Ashleigh Buhai triumphed in the Women’s Open in 2022 to collect her first major title, and became just the second South African winner of the tournament since Alison Sheard in 1979.
Thriston Lawrence led by one with nine holes to play in the final round of the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland on Sunday.
Xander Schauffele delivered a faultless final round of 65 at Royal Troon on Scotland's west coast to emerge from a congested leaderboard and grab the Claret Jug.
Thriston Lawrence fired a three-under final round 68 to end third on six-under overall, three behind Xander Schauffele on nine-under after a closing 65 to win The Open Championship at Royal Troon, in Scotland, on Sunday.
Billy Horschel leads a congested leaderboard at Royal Troon by one shot at four under par after a two-under round of 69 on Saturday.
South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence made the most of the benign early morning conditions at the Open Championship to shoot through the pack.
Shane Lowry is hoping to lean on his experience of winning the Claret Jug in 2019 as he holds a two-shot overnight lead heading into the third round of the Open Championship.