Mercury (Hobart)

ANOTHER MAJOR MISS: SCOTT FURIOUS AT U.S. OPEN CHARGE THAT CAME TO NOUGHT

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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 vowed to make a thorough post-mortem before next month’s British Open.

He started the final round at Pebble Beach eight shots behind 54-hole leader Gary Woodland, whose 69 earned a 13-under-par (271) total and a three- shot win from defending champion Brooks Koepka (68).

But Scott made a run for the ages on Sunday — rattling off an eagle and four birdies in a brilliant first 12 holes.

The wheels came off spectacula­rly after that.

Scott flared his tee shot out of bounds right on the 13th hole, which led to a doubleboge­y six.

The 2013 Masters winner showed guts by responding with a birdie on the par-5 14th, but two three-putt bogeys at the 16th and 17th sealed his fate.

At six under, Scott (68) finished tied for seventh with former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen (72).

“It’s hard not to have an emotional verdict at the moment. Of course I’m very pissed off with my finish,” he said.

The always-honest Scott 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.

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