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ARTICLE AD BOX
Leaderboard: -1 Spaun (US); +1 MacIntyre (Sco); +2 Hovland (Nor); +3 Hatton (Eng); Young (US), Ortiz (Mex), +4 Burns (US), Scheffler (US) Rahm (Spa); +5 Scott (Aus), Griffin (US), Henley (US)
Selected others: +6 Schauffele (US), Koepka (US); +7 McIlroy (NI); +8 Wallace (Eng), Spieth (US), +9 Rai (Eng); +11 Fitzpatrick (Eng); +15 Canter (US)
America's JJ Spaun holed an incredible 65-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to beat Scotland's Robert MacIntyre by two shots at the US Open.
The 34-year-old overcame a flooded golf course, a 90-minute rain delay and the brilliance of his opponent to clinch his first major title on a chaotic final day at Oakmont Country Club.
MacIntyre, who started the day seven off the lead, was the only player from the overnight top-10 to break par in the final round as he shot a sensational two-under 68 to set the clubhouse target at one over par.
But Spaun birdied the 17th to move one clear and then produced his moment of magic on the final green to send the drenched masses surround the putting surface wild.
The Californian, who started the round one shot off leader Sam Burns, bogeyed five of his first six holes to seemingly drop out of contention.
However, after torrential rain stopped play for an hour and a half, the 34-year-old regained his composure to find three fine birdies on the back nine.
While Spaun was climbing the leaderboard, the ragged play of others added to the drama.
Overnight leader Burns and playing partner Adam Scott drowned in the rain, both enduring nightmare rounds of eight and nine over par respectively to finish well off the pace.
At one stage, five players had shared the lead at one over par, including England's Tyrrell Hatton who played outstandingly through 16 holes but imploded at the 17th and finished four back.
Four bogeys on the front nine derailed Norway's Viktor Hovland but he stayed in touch and finished in third.
More to follow.
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