TROON, Scotland -- It felt like a must-have putt for Justin Rose as he tried to keep pace with Xander Schauffele on No. 12 at Royal Troon on Sunday.
Rose kneeled for a closer peek and stepped to the ball. The 21-footer looked good and the crowd was ready to erupt. It caught the left side of the cup, though, and lipped out.
Rose tossed his putter in the air, catching it on the way down. His British Open dream was dented, and Schauffele surged to the title.
Rose's lone bogey of the day dropped him a shot behind Schauffele and two strokes back of then-leader Thriston Lawrence.
The 43-year-old Englishman -- carrying the hopes of the country in search of a champion -- never caught up.
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