Updated On: 18 June, 2013 12:46 AM IST | | AFP
Phil Mickelson's heartbreaking sixth US Open runner-up finish without a victory is the toughest of them all to take, he said, in part because he saw it as his best chance to end the jinx.
On his 43rd birthday, Mickelson yet again settled for a share of second place on Sunday at Merion, with England’s Justin Rose capturing his first major crown by two strokes over the American left-hander and Australian Jason Day.

Phil Mickelson reacts to a missed chip into the 18th hole during the fourth round of the US Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. PIC/AFP