Whicker: Close doesn’t count for Patrick Cantlay anymore (if it ever did)

PACIFIC PALISADES — Apparently, Patrick Cantlay wasn’t happy. Which, in the long view, is a sign of health.
It means that it’s not a victory anymore when he is able to strike a golf ball without feeling a steak knife attacking his back.
It is not a victory anymore when he gets through four competitive rounds without keeling over.
It is certainly not a victory anymore when he has the Genesis Open lead after 63 holes and then fades to fourth place, with 2-over-par golf on the fin