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“I’ve certainly closed plenty of tournaments out, and this just wasn’t one of those”, the reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion said.

Zach Johnson is 39-years-old. All three made bogey on 17, again, no surprise, and after Johnson missed his birdie putt on 18, Oosthuizen had an opportunity to tie him and send the playoff to sudden death.

Jordan Spieth headed home from a grueling week at the British Open with history on his mind and another major in his future. He would also have had a chance at golf’s first-ever modern day grand slam at the upcoming US PGA Championship.

Fasting until noon triggers major blood sugar spikes and impairs the insulin responses of Type-2 diabetics throughout the rest of the day.

But once the grounds crew got at it with squeegees and pumps and the breeze wafted over the ancient turf, it firmed up quickly and the assault on par picked up pretty much where it left off Thursday.

Surely there would be more magic to come and Spieth would enter the record books as the first player to win his first three majors of the year since Ben Hogan did it 62 years ago.

Masters and US Open champion Jordan Spieth, playing alongside Johnson, remained at five under after three bogeys and three birdies in his 13 holes.

ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 18 American Jordan Spieth believes he will have to shoot 10-under par for his last two rounds at windswept St Andrews to keep his British Open hopes alive. For the first time, he missed the cut in the U.S. Open and the British Open in the same season,...

Nearly a month ago to the day, Oosthuizen was beaten in regulation by Jordan Spieth at the U.S. Open. Needing to sink this putt, he gave it a good run, but just missed and the hopes for a grand slam were gone. He had a share of the lead late on Sunday at the Masters in 2013 until...

But as for now, Dunne remains an amateur even though he completed his career as a college golfer at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the reason is because he wants to compete in the Walker Cup later this year, according to the Irish Times. He made three straight birdies.

Jordan Spieth will be left to reflect on just how close he came to keeping his calendar grand slam dreams alive at St Andrews on Monday. Spieth puffed out his cheeks and trudged off looking disconsolate.

Spieth almost was able to jump in and earn a spot in the playoff round, but he mucked it all up on the last hole at St. Andrews.

The next major will be the PGA Championship, which will take place at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Kohler, Wisconsin.

Spieth lost his chance on the greens at the Old Course at St. Andrews.

Behind Spieth, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington — a two-time British Open champion and three-time major victor — sits on 10-under.