British Open 2013 Leaderboard: Breaking Down Underrated Finishers at Muirfield

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Published: July 23, 2013

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The 2013 British Open lent itself to quite a finish by Phil Mickelson, whose round of five-under 66 on the last day was keyed by four birdies on his last six holes. A three-under overall total netted Mickelson the Claret Jug in a comfortable three-shot victory over Henrik Stenson.

Lost in the struggles of some of the game's best players in 54-hole leader Lee Westwood, world No. 1 Tiger Woods and Masters champion Adam Scott were some other emerging names whose finishes went relatively unnoticed.



Several extremely talented 20-somethings wound up inside the top 15, yet none of them are truly household names despite exceptional efforts in the tough conditions at Muirfield Golf Links.

Below is a breakdown of the overlooked youth, with analysis on how they fared in Gullane, Scotland, and their prospects for the remainder of this year and beyond.

Note: Statistics are courtesy of PGATour.com and EuropeanTour.com. British Open information was obtained from the official website. Tournament history can be located at the Official World Golf Ranking.

 

Hideki Matsuyama (+2)



The 21-year-old has been lighting up the Japan Tour, which doesn't gain as much attention as the major circuits in closest proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

However, the prodigy has actually shown up at the past two majors and fared rather well, posting a top 10 at the U.S. Open before finishing tied for sixth at Muirfield.

Matsuyama played alongside Mickelson and Rory McIlroy the first two days and was barely shown in television coverage. As misfortune would have it, though, that turned out to be the least of Matsuyama's worries.

During Saturday's third round, he was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play, but Stephanie Wei got some intel as to what the reason was for Matsuyama holding the group up:



That's extraordinary, isn't it? ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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