Putting betrays Johnson in another major near-miss

Jun 17, 2018; Southampton, NY, USA; Dustin Johnson reacts on the eighteenth green after completing the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills GC - Shinnecock Hills Golf C. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson's fragility on the greens cost him the chance of winning the U.S. Open for a second time in three years on Sunday, but champion Brook Koepka says it is just a matter of time before the world number one picks up his next major.

Johnson was the hot favourite after establishing a four-stroke cushion on Friday, and while he came back to the field in difficult conditions the following day he started the final round in a four-way tie for the lead and still, in many minds, the man to beat at Shinnecock Hills.