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Shannon Tan fell short, but for the brilliant golfer there’s always next time
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Singapore's Shannon Tan did not qualify for the LPGA Tour but she had an outstanding year.
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“Next time.”
Sitting, brooding, tired, frustrated, furious, broken, in the quiet of dressing rooms after a chance slips away, everyone knows this feeling. The schoolboy who misses a last-minute goal, Rafael Nadal weeping after losing the 2007 Wimbledon final, the swimmer who comes fourth at the SEA Games, the tennis player who plays 11 Grand Slam qualifiers but can’t squeeze into the main draw.
