Lee Westwood was left to rue his final-round misfortune at the U.S. Open on Sunday when his ball got stuck up a tree.
Lee Westwood serached for his ball on the fifth hole.
The Englishman found himself only three shots off the lead as he reached the fifth tee at Olympic Club on Sunday, but his drive down the 491-yard hole was never seen again.
He even resorted to a pair of binoculars to try and find his ball, which had gotten lodged in a tree.
He failed to locate it, however, and had to return to the tee - a double-bogey six was the end result and it effectively ruined his chances. He eventually finished joint 10th, four behind winner Webb Simpson.
"You could have understood it if my shot was way off line, but it was on the perfect line," said Westwood.
"You've got to cut that corner and try to hold it up against that slope, because the fairway is so severe.
"It was hard to get any momentum going after that because it took the wind out of my sails.
"I wasn't really making any putts and wasn't getting any breaks.
"I eagled the 17th after a great approach (he was a foot away from an albatross), but it was probably too little too late by then.
"It was just one of those frustrating days really, but we live to fight another day."
Westwood has two more chances to pick up that elusive first major title this year, and has announced that he has decided to move to the USA at the end of the year in an effort to maximise the remainder of his playing career.
"I am moving to America at the end of this year because, with our weather, it is hard to practise when you want to practise in the UK," he told the Daily Mail.
He added in the Daily Express: "The rest of the family are really excited about the move and I can see us spending the next five to 10 years in America."
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