Pebble Beach, California: An emotional Adam Scott has blasted himself for stumbling while in contention at the US Open.
But after squandering another chance at the majors, the former world No.1 has vowed to undergo a thorough post-mortem before next month's British Open.
Scott started the final round at Pebble Beach eight shots off the pace but made a run for the ages – rattling off an eagle and four birdies in a brilliant first 12 holes.
But the wheels came off spectacularly after that.
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Scott flared his tee shot out of bounds right on the 13th hole, which led to a double-bogey six.
The 2013 Masters winner showed guts by responding with birdie on the par-five 14th, but two three-putt bogeys at the 16th and 17th sealed his fate.
Adam Scott chips on to the fifth green in the final round at the US Open.Credit:USA TODAY Sports
At six under, Scott (68) finished tied for seventh with former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen (72).
The 38-year-old Scott was devastated.
"It's hard not to have an emotional verdict at the moment, of course I'm very pissed off with my finish," he said post-round.
The always honest Scott took ownership of his poor finishing stretch.
He admitted a second consecutive top-10 at the majors, a month after sharing eighth at the US PGA Championship, was not good enough.
Chasing a second career major victory, Scott has been in contention to win the past five majors going back to last year's British Open.
"I'm angry; I want to win one of these so badly. I play so much consistent golf," he said.
Scott finished third at last year's PGA Championship and shared the 36-hole lead at this year's Masters at Augusta.
"But that's kind of annoying; I'd almost rather miss every cut and win one tournament for the year if that win was a major," he said.
Scott will not play in competition until next month's British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
He said he will rigorously examine his performances in the thick of major contention – desperate to lift the famous Claret Jug.
"Everything [in my game] can be just that lRead More – Source
Pebble Beach, California: An emotional Adam Scott has blasted himself for stumbling while in contention at the US Open.
But after squandering another chance at the majors, the former world No.1 has vowed to undergo a thorough post-mortem before next month's British Open.
Scott started the final round at Pebble Beach eight shots off the pace but made a run for the ages – rattling off an eagle and four birdies in a brilliant first 12 holes.
But the wheels came off spectacularly after that.
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Scott flared his tee shot out of bounds right on the 13th hole, which led to a double-bogey six.
The 2013 Masters winner showed guts by responding with birdie on the par-five 14th, but two three-putt bogeys at the 16th and 17th sealed his fate.
Adam Scott chips on to the fifth green in the final round at the US Open.Credit:USA TODAY Sports
At six under, Scott (68) finished tied for seventh with former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen (72).
The 38-year-old Scott was devastated.
"It's hard not to have an emotional verdict at the moment, of course I'm very pissed off with my finish," he said post-round.
The always honest Scott took ownership of his poor finishing stretch.
He admitted a second consecutive top-10 at the majors, a month after sharing eighth at the US PGA Championship, was not good enough.
Chasing a second career major victory, Scott has been in contention to win the past five majors going back to last year's British Open.
"I'm angry; I want to win one of these so badly. I play so much consistent golf," he said.
Scott finished third at last year's PGA Championship and shared the 36-hole lead at this year's Masters at Augusta.
"But that's kind of annoying; I'd almost rather miss every cut and win one tournament for the year if that win was a major," he said.
Scott will not play in competition until next month's British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
He said he will rigorously examine his performances in the thick of major contention – desperate to lift the famous Claret Jug.
"Everything [in my game] can be just that lRead More – Source
