British Open Scores 2013: Golfers Who Dissapointed in Muirfield

The 2013 British Open wrapped up on a historic note for one golfer, but other big names were left sulking as they left Muirfield.

More than a few opened Day 4 in prime position to finish with The Open championship only to fall apart. Others never even came close to contending for the major.

Here is a look at the final leaderboard and the three golfers who disappointed the most during this year's British Open.

Final Leaderboard

Tiger Woods

It goes without saying that Woods finished short of many people's expectations in this one. He opened the final day tied for second and finished tied for sixth.

Over the final 18 holes of play, Tiger noticeably struggled right out of the gate. He opened the day with a bogey on Hole 1 and added another two before his first birdie on Hole 9.

The three-time British Open champion finished with six bogeys and three birdies, shooting 74 in the final round.

It's been five years since Woods won his last major and he was in perfect position to end that drought in Muirfield. Instead of seizing his opportunity when Lee Westwood faltered, Woods did the same as the Englishman. Woods' 15th major title was within reach and he let it slip away.

Lee Westwood

For as troubled as Tiger looked on the green on Day 4, Westwood had his struggle face on for much of the final round as well.

After starting the day on a decent note with par finishes on the first two holes, Westwood tallied his first of five bogeys on Hole 4. He finished with just one birdie in the final round after shooting 70 on Day 3.

The 20-year professional came as close to a major championship as he ever has in his career but could not put together the necessary final round. He finished The Open tied for third with Adam Scott and Ian Poulter.

Despite the slip into third, Westwood doesn't think of the result as a collapse on his part, telling Kevin Mitchell of The Guardian: "I didn't play that badly...probably not so well at [Holes] 7, 8 and 9. Phil must have played really well for five under par this afternoon, especially with a breeze going."

Westwood is correct in the fact that he didn't play terrible, but the bigger point is that he didn't play well or even decent. If he had putted a one-under par or better on Day 4, he could have won his first major championship.

Ernie Els

Els was the returning British Open champion from last year and finished fourth at the U.S. Open in June. All signs were pointing to Els being one of the big contenders for this year's edition of The Open.

Instead of competing with Westwood, Phil Mickelson and the other eventual top finishers, Els couldn't break into the top 20.

He dropped seven spots from Day 3 into Day 4, finishing with seven bogeys, two birdies and one eagle in the final round. It marked the third time in four rounds that Els tallied a score of 74.

Considering his recent finish at the U.S. Open just a month ago, Els' Muirfield performance was not only poor but unexpected. Any sort of confidence Els gained during his previous major performance was dashed in Muirfield.