US Open Golf 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Sunday

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Published: June 22, 2015

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The final round of the 2015 U.S. Open began with four men tied atop the leaderboard, and from that quartet, the young wunderkind Jordan Spieth was left standing as the champion at Chambers Bay on Sunday.

Spieth backed up his Masters triumph with an emphatic statement in University Place, Washington, shooting a one-under 69 to claim victory by one stroke over Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen.



The 21-year-old Spieth birdied the par-five 18th after double-bogeying the prior hole, showing uncommon composure coming off such a critical blunder. He finished at five under par overall.



The PGA Tour's official Twitter account provided a nice snapshot of what Spieth accomplished with his second major win in as many such starts:



But some may remember this U.S. Open more for what Johnson, who shot a level-par 70, didn't do and what could have been on the final hole.

After striping a drive and smashing a 5-iron to about 12 feet from the hole, he had an eagle chance to win the championship outright. Johnson proceeded to run his first putt too far past the hole and missed the five-foot comeback putt to lose in unforgettable fashion.

ESPN.com's Jason Sobel logged Spieth's reaction to Johnson's meltdown, along with what Johnson had to say about the debacle:





Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell sympathized with Johnson afterward:



Spieth started the 16th hole in a tie for the lead with Branden Grace, who, as Adam Sarson of theScore noted, had sealed the deal in each of his prior opportunities to close out a tournament with the 54-hole lead:



The 27-year-old South African already has six career European Tour wins to his credit and figures to be a factor in future majors as he enters his prime, but he made a grave error on the 16th. 

Grace abruptly brought his chances of a first...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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