That his final-round 65 in Sunday’s British Open was too little too late was not lost on Brooks Koepka.

Instead of waxing on about his best round of the week, Koepka called it “definitely a missed opportunity,’’ adding, “[I] didn’t play good enough Saturday. Doesn’t really matter what I finished today. I didn’t have a chance to win. That’s disappointing. [I] played solid today. Can’t complain. Just wish I could have yesterday back.’’

Koepka’s 65 got him to 8-under for the week and a tie for sixth. But Koepka shot himself out of contention to win his first British Open with his third-round 72.

Koepka is a remarkable 92-under par in major championships since 2016, 65 shots better than any other player in that span.

“I like these weeks,’’ he said. “I like when it’s tough. I like when everything is on the line. I like when the most pressure is on. It’s exciting for me. This week, I mean, I wouldn’t call it [that] I competed. It was more of a backdoor top 10 maybe, so wasn’t the best.’’

Jon Rahm, who finished tied for third at 11-under, returned to the No. 1 ranking in the world after Dustin Johnson had briefly taken over the spot for a week. Rahm made a back-nine charge Sunday with a four-birdie 31.

Before defending-champion Shane Lowry teed off for his final round seven shots out of the lead, he took one last look at the Claret Jug he’s had in his possession for the past two years and gave it a rueful wave. The jug has sat on a stand at the first tee all week. Lowry finished tied for 12th after at 6-under par.

“I really enjoyed the whole week,’’ he said. “It was an amazing experience. Walking down the last hole was one of the coolest things you’ll ever get to do, and I got to do it.’’

Rory Mcllroy closed out this Open at even par, and it’s been seven years since his last win at a major. Frustrated afterward, he said, “If you want someone to shoot even par for you for a week, I’m your man.’’

McIlroy said he’s in a “process of trying to work my way back to the sort of form and the sort of the level that I know I can play at.’’

“There is enough good stuff in there to contend at these golf tournaments, but I’m just not allowing myself to do that with some the mistakes I’m making. I need to look at the positives, and the positives are I made enough birdies this week to contend in the golf tournament.’’

Bryson DeChambeau ended an eventful week (for all the wrong reasons) with a 5-under-par 65 on Sunday, his lowest career score in a major, to finish 2-under for the tournament.

“Finishing 5-under is a good feat given it’s the Sunday of an Open Championship, and I think that I’ll learn a lot from this going into next year,’’ DeChambeau said. “It’s one of those things that, for me, it’s going to take time probably to learn the whole ins and outs of Open golf. I don’t think I’ll ever figure it out. This is, by far, the hardest tournament for me to figure out, no doubt about it.

“This one seems to keep me scratching my head. As time goes on, I’ll keep learning more and more about Open Championship-style golf, and one day again hopefully I can hold up the Claret Jug. That would be awesome.’’

Dylan Frittelli, the last player to get into the 156-man field, finished fifth at 9-under par. The South African, who earned an invite into the field with that finish, got into the field Monday as an alternate when the last of the 17 players withdrew.

“Just an awesome week,’’ he said. “Having got in on Monday morning, I think I couldn’t have asked for much more. Just to be in contention on the weekend was my goal. I think I more than did that.’’

Lee Westwood, who finished tied for 59th this week, has now played in 88 major championships without a victory, the most of any player in men’s golf history. He eclipsed Jay Haas, with whom he entered the week tied at 87.

Matthias Schmid, one of only two amateurs to make the cut, finished as the low amateur at 2-over par. Schmid’s week was highlighted by the 65 he shot on Friday, which followed his opening-round 74. He entered Sunday on even par and shot 72. Schmid, from Germany, goes to college at Louisville. Yuxin Lin, the other amateur playing the weekend, finished 6-over.

“I just got told some of the names that has been on the list for a silver medal, and I’m proud of myself I was able to join it this week,’’ Schmid said. “I mean, the likes of Justin Rose, McIlroy. It’s something special to play well here as an amateur.’’

Oh, Canada. No Canadian player has never won a British Open, and there were two good chances for one entering Sunday’s final round. Corey Conners was tied for fourth, four strokes behind leader Louis Oosthuizen, and Mackenzie Hughes was five shots back in a tie for sixth. Hughes finished tied for sixth and Conners tied for 15th.