SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER kissed his wife Meredith and cuddled baby Bennett as he breezed to Open glory by four shots.
The dominant world No1 swept aside the rest of the field and blew away Portrush as he proved he can master links golf.
Scottie Scheffler was joined on the green with wife Meredith and baby son Bennett
The couple shared a celebratory kiss
Scheffler roars after holing the winning putt
His family were waiting by the 18th green for the victory moment
Scheffler let out his emotion after sealing his fourth Major
Scottie Scheffler was crowned The Open champion
Scheffler had his eye in throughout a marvellous Sunday round
Even a double bogey on eight could not rattle the Texas hero
Rory McIlroy started too far back to mount a serious challenge
And after tapping in his par putt to seal the win, he roared with delight then embraced his family on the 18th green in emotional scenes.
Scheffler, 29, started the final round at -14 with a four-shot lead over playing partner Haotong Li.
In the end, this was merely a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park for Scheffler, who became the first man to win his first four Majors by three strokes or more.
He doffed his cap to mark the win, after holing a putt on 18 for a round of 68 to finish 17 under par.
He was joined on the 18th green by wife Meredith and son Bennett in emotional scenes.
And at Shinnecock Hills for the US Open next June, Scheffler will be aiming to become just the seventh man to complete the career Grand Slam.
His victory was done and dusted long before he rolled in his putt on the 72nd hole.
Scheffler’s closest challenger was Harris English who shot 66 to finish on -13 – while Rory McIlroy ended up on -10 with a closing round of 69.
But Bryson DeChambeau was left wondering what might have been.
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The big-hitting Californian carded rounds of 65 on Friday, 68 on Saturday and 64 on Sunday – a total of 16 under par over the last three rounds.
However, the LIV Golf man – used to playing three rounds on the Saudi breakaway tour – had a stinker on Thursday with a seven-over 78.
That ruled him out of contention of the Claret Jug – and he looked set to miss the cut before his delayed surge.
He finished on -9 but would have been right in contention had he not suffered a nightmare in the opening round.
Speaking of nightmares, Sergio Garcia certainly had one.
The fiery Spaniard smacked his driver into the ground after a wayward tee shot on the second hole – and snapped the club in half.
The head then fell off and tumbled away, leaving Garcia unable to use his longest club for the remaining 16 holes.
Ironically, the 2017 Masters champ birdied all three par 5s, including the hole when he broke the driver, and carded a 68 to finish at -3.
As the leaders were heading out, Rickie Fowler was heading back in having posted an impressive 65, including 30 on the back nine, to snatch the clubhouse lead at -8.
Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden collected the wooden spoon, finishing last of the 70 who made the cut on +11.
Sergio Garcia snapped his driver in half after an angry outburst on the second hole
Bryson DeChambeau shot 16-under through the last three rounds
Scheffler tamed the Royal Portrush course with his expert golf
The American birdied three of the first five holes
He breezed to victory on the Northern Irish coast
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