Jordan Spieth has won his second major of the year by clinching the US Open at Chambers Bay.
The 21-year-old secured his victory with a one-under-par round of 69 on the final day to finish five-under for the tournament, but he was at the mercy of Dustin Johnson at the 18th hole.
Johnson had the chance to win the second major of 2015 with an eagle putt, but his stroke went wide and four feet past the hole, although he did have a second opportunity to send the tournament into a playoff with his compatriot.
However, Johnson lost his composure at the vital moment as he missed from four feet, handing the title to Spieth.
The 21-year-old began the day on four-under, tied with Branden Grace, Jason Day and Johnson, but he fell back to three-under when he bogeyed the opening hole.
He started to find his form on the eighth with a birdie and began to pull ahead with further birdies on the back nine, including one excellent putt on the 16th, which moved him to six-under.
A poor tee shot on the 17th put him in trouble and Spieth lost his composure on the green as he missed his bogey putt, and dropped back to four-under tied with Johnson and Louis Oosthuzien.
The South African put the pressure on the leaders with a final round of three-under 67, taking just 29 shots on the back nine.
Spieth responded with a solid drive on the 18th and made an even better stroke to have a chance at an eagle putt. The 21-year-old's first putt went centimetres wide, but he was left with a tap-in to move to five-under.
The American watched his compatriot move within 12 feet of the hole on the 18th, but unlike Spieth, Johnson was unable to hold his nerve as the 21-year-old won his second major of the year.
Spieth is the youngest winner of the competition since 1923, and is the fourth youngest player to win two major championships.
Monday, 22 June 2015
Sunday, 21 June 2015
US Open Day 3
Jason Day has rallied from suffering vertigo on day two of the US Open to earn a share of the lead after the third round of the competition.
The 27-year-old fell down on the course during his second round as he was diagnosed from suffering from Benign Positional Vertigo as he finished the day on two-under.
However, Day battled through his symptoms and managed to record a two-under display of 68 at Chambers Bay to earn a share of the lead going into the final day of the tournament.
Jordan Spieth had a tough time during his round as he struggled with his putting as his four birdies were cancelled out by five bogeys, leaving him to card a round of one-over 71, on four-under for the competition.
The duo are joined in the lead by South African Branden Grace and America's Dustin Johnson, who both carded par rounds of 70, although a double-bogey by Johnson on the 13th hole cost him the outright lead at Chambers Bay.
One of the overnight leaders Patrick Reed had a day to forget as he put in a six-over performance of 76 to drop back into tied-ninth in the competition.
The chasing pack consists of Louis Oosthuizen – who carded the best round of the day at four-under – along with Cameron Smith, Shane Lowry and JB Holmes, who all sit on one-under, three shots off the pace.
The 27-year-old fell down on the course during his second round as he was diagnosed from suffering from Benign Positional Vertigo as he finished the day on two-under.
However, Day battled through his symptoms and managed to record a two-under display of 68 at Chambers Bay to earn a share of the lead going into the final day of the tournament.
Jordan Spieth had a tough time during his round as he struggled with his putting as his four birdies were cancelled out by five bogeys, leaving him to card a round of one-over 71, on four-under for the competition.
The duo are joined in the lead by South African Branden Grace and America's Dustin Johnson, who both carded par rounds of 70, although a double-bogey by Johnson on the 13th hole cost him the outright lead at Chambers Bay.
One of the overnight leaders Patrick Reed had a day to forget as he put in a six-over performance of 76 to drop back into tied-ninth in the competition.
The chasing pack consists of Louis Oosthuizen – who carded the best round of the day at four-under – along with Cameron Smith, Shane Lowry and JB Holmes, who all sit on one-under, three shots off the pace.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
US Open Golf Day 2
American duo Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth are joint-top of the US Open on five-under par after day two at Chambers Bay.
Spieth made the early move as he struck a round of 67 to progress up the leaderboard, on a day where several players went backwards.
Reed, who started the day in third place on four-under par, had a mixed round of 69 as he hit five birdies, six bogeys and an eagle.
The 24-year-old looked set to be the overnight leader, but he bogeyed the last hole.
Dustin Johnson, who was the co-leader after day one, and South Africa's Brandon Grace sit one shot back on four-under par, while Joost Luiten leads the European charge on three-under.
World number one Rory McIlroy endured another frustrating day as he hit a round of 72 and sits on four-over par, while Tiger Woods bowed out of the tournament as he failed to make the cut following a round of 76.
England's Paul Casey and Scotland's Marc Warren lead the British charge on one-over par.
Spieth made the early move as he struck a round of 67 to progress up the leaderboard, on a day where several players went backwards.
Reed, who started the day in third place on four-under par, had a mixed round of 69 as he hit five birdies, six bogeys and an eagle.
The 24-year-old looked set to be the overnight leader, but he bogeyed the last hole.
Dustin Johnson, who was the co-leader after day one, and South Africa's Brandon Grace sit one shot back on four-under par, while Joost Luiten leads the European charge on three-under.
World number one Rory McIlroy endured another frustrating day as he hit a round of 72 and sits on four-over par, while Tiger Woods bowed out of the tournament as he failed to make the cut following a round of 76.
England's Paul Casey and Scotland's Marc Warren lead the British charge on one-over par.
Friday, 19 June 2015
US Open Golf Day 1
Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson are joint-top of the leaderboard at the end of day one at the US Open.
The pair sit one shot clear on five-under-par, with American Patrick Reed behind in third.
Johnson raced into an early lead at Chambers Bay and it looked like he would be the outright leader overnight, but Stenson hit four birdies in his final five holes to equal his round of 65.
American duo Matt Kuchar and Ben Martin sit two shots back on three-under, while Scotland's Marc Warren leads the British charge on two-under.
World number one Rory McIlroy was left frustrated with his opening round after he hit 72 to finish on two-over par, while Tiger Woods finished on 10-over after an opening round of 80.
Elsewhere, current Masters champion Jordan Spieth sits on two-under-par, while multiple-Major winner Phil Mickelson hit a round of 69 to leave him on one-under.
However, one of the pre-tournament favourites, Rickie Fowler, faces a fight to make the cut after he finished on 11-over.
The pair sit one shot clear on five-under-par, with American Patrick Reed behind in third.
Johnson raced into an early lead at Chambers Bay and it looked like he would be the outright leader overnight, but Stenson hit four birdies in his final five holes to equal his round of 65.
American duo Matt Kuchar and Ben Martin sit two shots back on three-under, while Scotland's Marc Warren leads the British charge on two-under.
World number one Rory McIlroy was left frustrated with his opening round after he hit 72 to finish on two-over par, while Tiger Woods finished on 10-over after an opening round of 80.
Elsewhere, current Masters champion Jordan Spieth sits on two-under-par, while multiple-Major winner Phil Mickelson hit a round of 69 to leave him on one-under.
However, one of the pre-tournament favourites, Rickie Fowler, faces a fight to make the cut after he finished on 11-over.
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