{"id":12661,"date":"2012-07-23T01:17:24","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T23:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/golf-jitters-played-no-part-in-collapse-says-scott\/"},"modified":"2012-07-23T01:17:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T23:17:24","slug":"golf-jitters-played-no-part-in-collapse-says-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-jitters-played-no-part-in-collapse-says-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Jitters played no part in collapse, says Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Tony Jimenez<\/span><\/p>\n

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LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 22<\/span> (Reuters) – Adam Scott
\ndenied his remarkable late collapse was down to nerves after
\ntossing away his chance of British Open glory with four bogeys
\nin the last four holes in Sunday’s closing round.<\/p>\n

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The 32-year-old Australian began the day four strokes clear
\nof the field and maintained that cushion over his title rivals
\nwith six holes to play before his late blunders handed victory
\nto South African Ernie Els.<\/p>\n

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“I was surprisingly calm the whole way round,” world number
\n13 Scott told reporters after his five-over 75 gave him a
\nsix-under tally of 274 at Royal Lytham St Annes, one behind
\n42-year-old Els.<\/p>\n

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“I was a little nervous on the first tee but less so than
\nyesterday. I probably spent up all my nerves over the 24 hours
\nleading up to playing today.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s funny, I definitely worked myself up a little bit at
\ntimes, but once I was out there I felt completely in control and
\neven the last few holes I didn’t really feel like it was a case
\nof nerves or anything like that,” added Scott.<\/p>\n

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“It came down to hitting the ball, not making a couple of
\nputts on the last four holes. If I make either of those on 15 or
\n16 it’s a very different position and a lot more comfortable.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

A three-foot par-saving effort by Scott agonisingly lipped
\nout at the 16th before he hooked his approach into thick rough
\nat the 17th and failed to hole out from 25 feet.<\/p>\n

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Then, at the final hole, he found a deep bunker off the tee
\nand could only move his ball a few yards forward. Bravely, he
\nstruck a sumptuous approach to eight feet but his putt rolled
\npast the hole.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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