Column: A lifetime to arrive, a heartbeat to miss (The Associated Press)

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) -- Thirteen seconds elapsed from the moment Adam Scott anchored the broomstick-length putter to his sternum and watched the 7-foot par putt slide by on the left side of the cup at 18, causing his knees to buckle. The rest of his golfing life may pass before he puts himself back in that position again.