Hearn can't end Canada's drought in national open

When his bunker shot on 18 came up eight feet short of the hole for eagle, David Hearn took a deep breath and exhaled, no doubt frustrated that he had become the latest Canadian to come up short in his national open. It's now 61 years and counting.

The day had started so promising.

Coming into the final round two shots clear of eventual champion Jason Day and Bubba Watson, Hearn got the home crowd at Glen Abbey Golf Club fired up with two opening birdies. But he quickly gave those shots back with bogeys on Nos. 3 and 7, and he only managed to birdie one of the three par 5s coming in to shoot even par.

Unfortunately for Hearn he had one more punch to the gut on 18 when his birdie putt spun…