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"Usually Twitter, they tell me how much I suck all the time and how dumb I am, so I figured somebody would say, Youre an idiot. You didnt know what youre doing. You cant throw away (a potential win)," he said. "But I didnt see that." "Maybe," he added, "I didnt look far enough down." But Mahan isnt really surprised by the response. He figures most everyone can relate to his situation. "I think people are just ready for a great story in sports," he said. The 31-year-old Mahan is now looking to write a great sports story on the course. He played in the last group at the previous two majors but couldnt put together a strong enough final round either time. Mahan shot 75 on Sunday at the U.S. Open to tie for fourth, four strokes behind Justin Rose. At the British, he shot another 75 that left him tied for ninth, six strokes back of Phil Mickelson. "I cant really point to one thing," Mahan said. 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