HOYLAKE, England — Another major championship close call has come and gone without a victory for Westchester native Cameron Young.

Young, who’s still seeking his first PGA Tour win, finished runner-up at last year’s British Open at St. Andrews and was the closest challenger to winner Brian Harman, entering Sunday’s final round 5-under par.

But he failed to gain ground on Harman, shooting an even-par 71 and finishing 5-under, eight shots behind Harman and in a tie for eighth place.

“My level of excitement with [being] tied for eighth is absolutely zero,’’ Young said. “I think there’s some positives to take. I put myself in a position to win a major championship and had an unfortunate day. But one of these times the unfortunate day will be the next Tuesday or something and not Sunday.

“I’ve been playing really, really well, so I knew that I had every chance to put myself right in the middle of the golf tournament, and unfortunately just didn’t do it today,’’ Young said. “If you watched, you probably saw some mediocre putting. I just struggled with the greens all week. I think tee to green I was probably one of the best couple in the field, if not the best, and [putting] definitely let me down this week.’’

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At the start of the week, defending Open champion Cam Smith said he planned to win the claret jug for another year so he and his friends could drink out of it.

That didn’t happen, as Smith finished tied for 33rd at 1-over.

“It was awesome being back,’’ Smith said. “I would have liked to have done a better job at defending it, but it just wasn’t my week this week. I can’t wait to get back here next year and give it another crack. It’s golf that I’ve learned to love.’’

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Christo Lamprecht, the 22-year-old amateur from South Africa who seized a share of the first-round Open lead with a 5-under-par 66, won the silver medal for low amateur.

Lamprecht followed that magical first day with a 79, 76 and 74 on Sunday, but he won the silver medal as the low amateur for the week.

“It’s been a week with every bit of emotion felt, kind of coming off a high on Thursday and just not having it the last three days,’’ Lamprecht said. “It was a little bit disappointing, but obviously standing here being the last amateur standing and getting the silver medal puts a smile back on my face.’’

Lamprecht, who’s in his senior year at Georgia Tech, said he “wasn’t really focused on’’ being the low amateur this week, but added, “Obviously, it is a nice achievement to have and I’m very proud of it.’’

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Matthew Jordan, the 27-year-old qualifier who grew up as a member of Royal Liverpool, finished tied for 10th thanks to a birdie on his final hole.

That was good enough to qualify him for next year’s Open at Royal Troon.

“Apart from winning it, I can’t imagine it being much better. This has been the best,’’ he said.