Oosthuizen falls just short as St Andrews bites back

Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa reacts after missing his par putt on the third hole of a play-off round at the British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, July 20, 2015 REUTERS/Paul Childs Picture Supplied by Action Images

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen said the famous St Andrews links where he won his first major five years ago "showed its teeth" on Monday after he fell just short of a second British Open.

The South African looked like the favourite before the start of the fourth round when he went out in the final pairing with Irish amateur Paul Dunne and battled doggedly to set-up a three-way playoff with Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman.