ARDMORE, Pa. -- Tied for the U.S. Open lead, Hunter Mahan was on cruise control. He was the steadiest player for most of Sunday at Merion Golf Club, ripping off par after par after par to stay in the hunt. Then he hit No. 15. Mahans tee shot sailed into the rough. So did his second. Just like that, Mahans Open run was over. He fell from a three-way tie for first after his double-bogey on 15 and finished in a four-way tie for fourth with a 5-over 75 and a 285 total. It was his best Open finish since he was sixth in 2009. "It was brutal out there," Mahan said. "It was tough finishing. But I swung it pretty well, kept my composure." He scored pars on 13 of his 14 holes with one bogey and tied for the lead with winner Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson going into 15, where he three-putted for double bogey. He rebounded with a par on 16, but bogeyed the next two holes and lost any chance of winning his first major. "Its not fun on the last three there," he said. "Phil and I had great chances on 16, and none of us could make it." Mahan was topped only by Mickelson on Saturday and trailed him by a stroke. They were paired together and went off as the final group on Sunday. Mahan has yet to win this season and really never has been in the final-round hunt at a major. Still, he saw a silver lining. "Its good to be there, because every time you get back there again, you feel a little bit more calm," he said. "You know its still golf. And its still about hitting good shots." It was a much different scene in 2010 when Mahan was in tears after the U.S. blew the Ryder Cup in Newport, Wales Mahan asked then to be in the last singles match, asked to have the pressure of the anchor spot. But he blew up on No. 17 and conceded to Graeme McDowell to send the Cup back to the Europeans. Out of that failure, a deeper friendship with Mickelson blossomed. It was Mickelson who patted Mahan on the shoulder and tried to boost his spirits even as tears welled in the Texans eyes after Wales. Yes, Mahan wanted that Open trophy, but he ached a bit, too, for Mickelson. "Hes a great leader, and being in golf you dont hear that word very often -- leader," Mahan said. "But hes really a leader in the game and he takes his time out to talk to the young guys. He did it with myself at the Presidents Cup. He really relishes that role and enjoys it. "Hes a great guy to admire." Mahans has had major struggles this season, missing two cuts, and finishing no better than 16th in four tournaments prior to the Open. He was among a group of contenders -- Steve Stricker, Luke Donald, Billy Horschel and Rose -- that had never won a major. That, of course, changed for Rose on Sunday. Buoyed by Merion, Mahan feels better about ending that streak soon. "I stepped on the tee today knowing I was going to win," he said, "And left the 18th green knowing I could win. 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Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. POTSDAM, N.Y. -- The trial of a former college soccer coach accused of strangling his former girlfriends 12-year-old son in October 2011 starts this week and may result in a verdict, yet it will likely do little to quell the five-year controversy swirling in this rural village in northern New York.Some in Potsdam see Oral Nick Hillarys trial as a chance to finally bring a measure of justice for the family of Garrett Phillips. Justice For Garrett lawn signs still stand by roadsides and the case is still talked about often.Its on our minds, said Vikki Lavean, who works in Potsdam insurance office with a police flyer offering a reward for information in the case. We feel bad for the family. Hopefully, the mother will get some closure.But critics see a largely white community railroading a black man. The critics point to a dismissed indictment, an oft-criticized district attorney and an apparent lack of physical evidence tying Hillary to the apartment.After defense lawyers appeared in court in nearby Canton on Tuesday, they said the jury selection process scheduled to start Wednesday could stretch into next week as they filter out people who have signed petitions about the case or otherwise expressed opinions.Theres a history of visibility in this case, and thats the challenge that we have, defense lawyer Norman Siegel said. Can we find 12 people who are going to be fair and impartial?Garrett was found near death in the apartment he shared with his mother and younger brother after neighbors who heard noises called police. He died that night, Oct. 24, 2011.Police focused on Hillary early on. The Jamaica-born head soccer coach at Clarkson University had first come to northern New York as standout player at St. Lawrence University. Hillary and his teenage daughter had lived with the boys mother, Tandy Cyrus, and her two sons until the relationship ended in summer 2011.The district attorney at the time never bought charges. Things changed after Mary Rain became St. Lawrence County district attorney in 2014. Rain campaigned on a promise to make the Garrett innvestigation a priority and even appeared with his mother on the campaign trail.ddddddddddddShe secured a second-degree murder indictment against Hillary in 2014 that was later dismissed by a county judge. The judge said Rains grand jury presentation was marred by expressions of opinion and improperly prepared evidence.Rain got a second grand jury to hand up an indictment last year.Rain and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who is helping the prosecution, declined comment Tuesday.But court documents indicate prosecutors want to show Hillary had a controlling personality and blamed the boy for his troubled relationship with his mother. The trial judge last month blocked an attempt by prosecutors to introduce a high-tech DNA mixture profile from Garretts fingernail scrapings. Prosecutors have filed a motion asking the judge to reconsider.Hillary, now 42, has consistently said he is innocent. He showed up in court Tuesday in a blue suit and listened intently to his lawyers, but did not talk the media.His defenders claim police zeroed in on him and overlooked as a suspect a sheriffs deputy who also had a past relationship with Garretts mother. An assistant soccer coach who said he had Hillary over at his house around the time of the murder said police threatened to charge him if he didnt change his testimony.As Rain prepared for trial this year, she endured complaints about her overall job performance. County lawmakers in April cited allegation of incompetence and sexual harassment in passing a resolution expressing no confidence in Rain. They asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to investigate Rain, who told reporters last month that it was best for the courts to look into the issue.A state court Committee on Professional Standards was asked by New Yorks association of district attorneys in April to investigate Rain. Court officials said last week they do not comment on whether such investigations are being conducted. ' ' '