ERIN, Wis. — Brian Harman’s chance to become the first left-hander to win the U.S. Open slipped away early on the back nine.

He bogeyed the 12th and 13th holes. In the group ahead leader Brooks Koepka didn’t slip up.

The leader going into the final round Sunday, Harman finished with an even-par 72 tie for second with Hideki Matsuyama at 12 under, four shots behind Koepka.

Harman dropped back on the back nine after going bogey-free on the final nine holes over his first three rounds.

“You’ve got to tip your cap. He went and won the golf tournament on the back nine,” Harman said.

He said that he didn’t believe in moral victories. Still, this was a pretty good weekend for the 30-year-old Harman, who was playing in just his eighth major. It was just the third time he made the cut.

A guy considered a short-hitter made quite an impression on the longest course in U.S. Open history.