Oosthuizen pulls away to dominating Open title

Louis Oosthuizen has won his first major golf championship with a dominating seven-stroke victory at the British Open.

The South African started Sunday with a four-stroke advantage. It turned into a romp when his closest challenger, England's Paul Casey, took triple-bogey at the 12th. Oosthuizen (WUHST'-hy-zen) shot a 1-under 71 in the final round for a 16-under 272 total.

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) _ Put away the bagpipes and break out those vuvuzelas. Louis Oosthuizen was closing in on his first major championship.

The 27-year-old South …