UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - The unexpected ecstasy of Jordan Spieth's one-shot win at the U.S. Open resulted from the agony of Dustin Johnson's missed putt from four feet, yet another example of a bitter major finish.
From the three-footer Doug Sanders missed at the 1970 British Open to Kim In-kyung's horseshoe out of the cup from a foot at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco, golf's elite events are littered with squandered putts from short distances on the final hole.
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