An Open victory would have alleviated stress. He would have had an opportunity to cash in overseas as Jones did. He would have received a 10-year exemption. It could've changed my life. But you can't dwell on what could' ve been.
Golf is golf.
You live and learn. The former was on the second hole of the second round. The latter, when his wedge hit the ball twice on a chip from clumpy grass, led to a quadruple bogey that wiped out his four-stroke lead on the fifth hole of the final round. Chen would go on to bogey Nos. 14 and 17 and tie for second place, one stroke behind Andy North.