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JJ Spaun snatched major glory at the US Open after overcoming a nightmare start to edge ahead of a congested leaderboard and claim a dramatic victory at Oakmont.
Spaun went into the final round a shot behind Sam Burns but saw his hopes seemingly ended by five bogeys in his first six holes, only to charge back into contention after a lengthy weather delay.
The American posted two long-range birdies on his back nine - as many of the final pairings struggled on a saturated course, before cancelling out a bogey at the 15th with a two-putt birdie at the driveable par-four 17th to take a one-shot lead to the final hole.
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Spaun found the par-four green in two and left himself a two-putt from 65 feet to stay ahead of MacIntyre, only to hole his putt for an extraordinary birdie to claim a two-shot win over the Scot and spark wild celebrations on the 18th green.
A two-over 72 saw Spaun end the week on one under and as the only play under-par, with MacIntyre finishing runner-up ahead of Ryder Cup team-mate Viktor Hovland after one of the most incredible final rounds in recent major history.
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