In desperately difficult conditions, Shane Lowry's one-over par final round was still more than enough as he finished on 15-under for the tournament to claim the Claret Jug.
Shane Lowry's 16-under overall total of 197 is the lowest after 54 holes in British Open history.
Dustin Johnson finished three shots in front of fellow Americans Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy and Irishman Shane Lowry at the 2016 US Open
At the par-72 Earth Course of Jumeirah Golf Estates, Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free round of six-under par 66 to join his good friend Shane Lowry at the top.