{"id":581716,"date":"2026-04-13T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/581716\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:02:12","slug":"cam-young-says-he-fell-short-of-a-green-jacket-for-one-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/581716\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Young Says He Fell Short of a Green Jacket for One Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUGUSTA \u2014 Add Cam Young to the long list of names who played in the final pairing on a Masters Sunday and didn\u2019t win a green jacket.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old, who won the Players Championship<\/a> less than a month ago, started the final round co-leading with Rory McIlroy<\/a>. Young snatched a two-stroke lead early in the round, only to see it dwindle and eventually turn into a deficit at the turn, thanks to bogeys on Nos. 6, 7 and 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But, like so many before him, the tournament got away from Young at Amen Corner. He hit his tee shot to 14 feet on the iconic par-3 12th, but missed his birdie try. Then, on the par-5 13th, his drive fell in the pine straw, and he missed the green with his approach, which settled 22 feet from the hole. He pitched up and faced a 12-footer for birdie, which missed to the left.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Young, ranked third in the world, made a par on every hole on the second nine to ultimately finish T3, three strokes behind McIlroy, who won his second straight Masters<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite the near-miss, Young isn\u2019t kicking himself for how he performed Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the golf, I played plenty well enough to win today and plenty well enough to win by a couple, I think,\u201d said the 28-year-old, who shot a final-round 73. \u201cSo just one of those days. If you go through the back nine, I pretty much had a birdie chance on every hole and didn\u2019t make any. That\u2019s how it goes sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using the mounding, Cameron Young displays deft touch on No. 8 to make birdie. #themasters<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/b337WiFoKm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Masters (@TheMasters) April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Young added: \u201cHow much closer do you want me to hit it than I did on the back nine? Want me to aim right on 12? Just one of those I think the shots are pretty obvious and I hit a lot of them; just didn\u2019t make anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the final round, Young ranked T46 in the field\u2019s 54 competitors with 32 putts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think [holes] 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, all right in a row. I mean, any one of those [putts] or three of them could have gone in and be a different story,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trying to win a green jacket is a tall task. Last year, for example, Bryson DeChambeau played with McIlroy on Sunday and shot 75 en route to a T5 finish. Young, though, didn\u2019t feel the moment was too big for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThink I handled it fine, just didn\u2019t make anything,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the story the week. Honestly, if you look through all four rounds. I had a chip-in yesterday and maybe made a putt or two over 10 feet, and really that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And, even though the patrons were clearly rooting for McIlroy, Young received plenty of support. He didn\u2019t think that would be the case, but he tried to feed off that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have expected the crowd to necessarily be on my side,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like there was maybe more than I expected and that was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young now looks toward the next three majors. It took him several years to win a PGA Tour event, and perhaps the next step in his career is a major win. With three still to come this year\u2014and a long career ahead of him\u2014today was more evidence he\u2019s one of the game\u2019s premier talents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no negative to take away other than obviously I would\u2019ve loved a different result,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

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