Gutted Robert MacIntyre admits he BLEW it as he loses BMW duel with Open champ Scottie Scheffler
The Oban left-hander had led from day one after scintillating rounds of 62, 64 and 68 in Maryland.
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But he suffered a horror start to his final round as World No1 Scheffler scorched to glory.
MacIntyre had bogeys at the first, second and fifth and never recovered as he hit a three-over round of 73.
Scheffler led by the turn at Caves Valley and finished with a three-under 67 to grab the $3.6million winner's cheque.
MacIntyre, who earned $2.16m as runner-up, edged back to within one stroke of Scheffler but dropped another shot on the 13th.
Scheffler then shed a shot but birdied the 15th to restore a two-shot lead.
MacIntyre, 29, halved that advantage again with his first birdie of the day on the 16th hole.
But Scheffler - who has now had 17 consecutive rounds in the 60s - ended his hopes when he holed from off the green at the 17th.
It was a cruel end for MacIntyre, who held on for second place ahead of Maverick McNealy.
And he didn't hold back as he asssessed his final round.
The Oban ace said: "I didn't feel like I controlled distance well. It was just a poor day.
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"Right now, it's absolutely disastrous. Without swearing, it was abysmal.
"I don't know what else to say - absolutely abysmal."
The second-placed finish also guarantees MacIntyre's spot on Luke Donald's European team at next month's Ryder Cup.
The Scot will tee it up at Bethpage State Park - and got into the spirit of things for that clash during his third round when he shushed a noisy fan in the crowd.
But the Ryder Cup spot seemed like scant consolation for MacIntyre after coming so close - yet so far - from what would have been the biggest win of his career so far.
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