Matt Kuchar gets emotional explaining loss to his sons

After his heartbreaking loss at the British Open, Matt Kuchar had to put his emotions into perspective and be a dad.

His wife and two sons had traveled to England to surprise him. Seeing them for the first time on the 18th green, the children appeared more shaken over the loss than the Georgia Tech alumnus.

It was supposed to be Matt Kuchar's day

Kuchar, preparing for this week’s RBC Canadian Open, explained to reporters the difficulty of turning his failure on the course into a story of perseverance for his boys.

This is how he put it:

"That was really, really sweet for them to be there. An amazing gesture for them to be there and support. Was difficult on me to see the kids in tears knowing their dad didn't win. It's an interesting position as a father. When your kids are young, they look up to you like you're Superman. Kind of you're their hero. You're the one to protect them and save them and to do great things. And when it doesn't work out and you aren't the hero holding the trophy, it's saddening, as well. I saw the look in their eyes, and I wanted to be that guy. So I was a little bit broken myself that I wasn't that guy."

But golf is a very, very humbling game, and amazing the lessons you learn. We had a similar situation [in] Houston, probably three or four years ago. I was right there looking like I was going to win the tournament. I bogey the 18th, end up going in a playoff with Matt Jones and he chips in in a playoff to beat me. So my kids were busted that I didn't win."

We had a flight getting home that got delayed, and we went to a bowling alley and killed some time. I had to tell them, I said, listen, you do your best. You play your best, you try on every shot, and sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn't. You have to learn that these things happen."

They are such great lessons that come from golf. You know, this was one of them. I did my best. I tried my hardest and it didn't work out. Certainly going to keep trying. And so it's hard when you don't come through as Superman, but it's lessons that I think will pay dividends in the long run."