Cameron Young

ANALYSIS
Young was six-under heading into the weekend, but his aspirations of a first major victory looked to be dashed after a three-over 73 score Saturday, when he went four-over on the back nine. However, he raced out of the gate Sunday with three-straight birdies en route to a five-under front nine and was sitting at 10-under for the tournament heading into the final hole. Unfortunately for Young, his second shot out of the fairway bunker ricocheted off the front lip, and his green-side bunker shot barely missed the hole for par. He still entered the clubhouse atop the leaderboard at nine-under, but that late bogey proved to be the difference, with Fox sinking his birdie putt on the 18th to capture the Claret Jug. Still, to be in the mix down the stretch after a disappointing third round demonstrates the perseverance Young has shown all season. He led the field at Royal Birkdale with an 80.6 percent GIR and ranked third in SG: Off-the-Tee, 13th in SG: Approach and 16th in SG: Around. He now has two runner-ups at The Open and five top-5 finishes at majors, including a T3 at The Masters in April. Young will have at least one week off, as he's not listed in the field for next week's 3M Open.