A frustrated Adam Scott concedes he lost his swing just when he hoped to be contending for British Open glory.
Scott had to settle for equal 22nd at even par after closing with a final-round three-under 67 when his three back-nine birdies were too little too late.
Runner-up in 2012 and with four top-10s in the past five years, the 2013 Masters champion and former world No.1 departed Royal Birkdale disappointed not to have been a weekend factor.
"The game is feeling close. It's a horrible thing to say, but I think my swing got a bit knocked around on Friday," Scott said.
"It was feeling really great Thursday and Friday it got a bit knocked around and I struggled to really get back in my best rhythm for two days.
"The ball position felt funny because it went so far back in my stance on Friday and then I just felt a little bit different from where it was.
"These are the kind of adjustments that you have to make on the fly at these big events when there's a little adversity and I just didn't do quite well enough.
"It's fun to be here but it's disappointing when you're not contending. I've had that experience a lot and it's where I want to be."
Scott will return to America with a fortnight to find his A game for the season's final major - the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow from August 10.
"I'm a really good three-round golfer at the moment. Senior Tour is just calling my name, I think," he ruefully said.
"It's four rounds of golf. There's something not quite in the spot and hopefully I can identify that in the next week and a half before we're getting ready to go to Akron and the PGA.
"But yeah, my game's in good shape. I keep finishing OK and I know that's not far from contending. It's very little things.
"I'm happy with how my putting has felt after putting so poorly at the US Open, it's back to a nice spot.
"So for me that's obviously a huge thing for confidence. If I can just keep my swinging rhythm a little better, I'll be in great shape."
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