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Ewan Murray at Oakmont

JJ Spaun completes fairytale with monster final putt on wet and wild day at US Open

JJ Spaun J J Spaun Bob MacIntyre Sam Burns US Open Cameron Young Rory McIlroy Tyrrell Hatton Open Oakmont
JJ Spaun celebrates holing a birdie putt on the 18th green to seal the US Open title at Oakmont Country Club.
JJ Spaun celebrates holing a birdie putt on the 18th green to seal the US Open title during a rain-soaked final round at Oakmont Country Club. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Where on earth to start with this? A chaotic conclusion to the US Open should have carried an X-rated certificate. You will rarely see anything like it.

There will be analysis and lots of it over whether or not Oakmont delivered a great US Open, a pathetic US Open or anything in between. What cannot be denied was the level of drama as holes ticked down. JJ Spaun stood tallest to earn the biggest win of his career. One under par equals $4.3m.

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