Young Texan came up just short of a hat-trick of major titles at the Open but record books will explain he is still in the finest of companyThe ball landed on the lip of the 18th green and bounced up towards the pin. As it came over the crest of the plateau it slowed,so much so that it seemed almost to hang in the air, holding in the balance Jordan Spieth’s shot at the Open championship, or also the grand slam.
The thousands of fans gathered close all around held their breath in anticipation. And then it span back the way it came,down into the Valley of Sin, and they let out one grand groan of disappointment that must have carried all the way around St Andrews. A shrimp less spin, and a shrimp more carry,and the ball would have rolled right up to the flag stick, leaving Spieth a simple birdie putt to tie for the lead and recede into the play-off.
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Source: theguardian.com