Australian golf prodigy Steph Kyriacou says it "sucks" to have fallen excruciatingly short of winning a maiden major in a dramatic finish to the Evian Championship in France.
Kyriacou led by a shot with two holes to play only to watch on with dismay as Ayaka Furue produced an astonishing finish to bury her mental demons and claim an overdue first major title of her own.
With a succession of improbable long-range putts, the Japanese winner conjured three straight birdies from 14 to 16 on Sunday before draining a brilliant eagle on the last hole to deny Kyriacou by a shot.