Campbell falters in Masters' final round

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn claimed his eighth European Tour golf title after winning a three-man sudden-death playoff for the British Masters title on Sunday.
Bjorn's par at the second extra hole at Forest of Arden was enough to see off Britons David Howell and Brian Davis.
The trio had finished on six-under-par 282, a stroke better than third-round leader Michael Campbell of New Zealand.
Davis was eliminated at the first sudden-death hole, the short 18th, when he bogeyed to Bjorn and Howell's pars.
Bjorn then hit the 18th green for a second time in the playoff, while Howell missed it for the third time in a row, including in normal play, but this time the Englishman failed to get up and down.
The Dane's two putts earned him the US$536,000 ($755,200) first prize and his first win since the 2002 BMW International Open.
"It has been a long time coming," said Bjorn.
"I kept perfectly cool over the whole weekend and in the end it paid off. I don't think I've been as relaxed as I was over those two playoff holes."
Howell looked to have the tournament won when he chipped in for an eagle on the long 17th but he then missed the green on 18 to bogey for a round of three-under-par 69.
Bjorn had already posted a 68 to set the target, also eagling the 17th, in his case with a 12ft putt.
Davis, who forced the pace until he dropped a shot on 15, then birdied the 17th and safely made par on the awkward last for a 69 to join playing partner Howell and Bjorn in a playoff.
Campbell led Britons Davis, Howell and Steve webster by three shots going into the final round but stalled over the first nine holes with only pars.
He struggled despite the day being calm and sunny after three rounds of blustery winds that had played havoc with the scoring.
The New Zealander led by two shots after birdieing the 11th but stumbled with a double-bogey on 13 and failed to chip in on 18, as he did on Saturday, to join the playoff.
Winning in Britain was particularly welcome for Bjorn as allowing the British Open to slip from his grasp in 2003 had set off "demons" in his head that culminated in him walking off the course after six holes of last year's European Open.
Bjorn, Bernhard Langer's assistant last year, had also now gone some way to laying a Ryder Cup bogey.
"It's nice to have that winning feeling again and getting it in Britain," he said.
"Some of my biggest let-downs have been on British soil.
"It's been a long road and I went through all that stress last year, like going to the Ryder Cup knowing I wasn't good enough to be there playing."
For Howell, it was the second time the British Masters title had slipped through his grasp, having lost a four-man playoff in the 2001 version to Frenchman Thomas Levet.
Howell, still without a win since his maiden victory in the 1999 Dubai Desert Classic, said:
"I just needed one good swing on the last and just couldn't do it."
Davis, who has totted up over US$700,000 on the PGA Tour this year before returning to Europe, added: "I hung in there because I didn't have the speed on my putter all day but I'm disappointed I didn't get the job done."
Campbell said he had been comfortable leading the night before and was crestfallen at letting his first chance of a victory since 2003 get away from him.
"Today was a bit of a downer, it was there for the taking," said the New Zealander.
"I tried to hole a few putts and they slipped by. I got frustrated." Campbell said.
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