Jordan Spieth won his second-consecutive major with victory in the 115th US Open at Chambers Bay, on this day in 2015.
The American world number two carded a closing 69 to finish five under par, one shot ahead of Louis Oosthuizen and Dustin Johnson, with the latter having three-putted from 12 feet when faced with an eagle putt to win on the final hole.
Spieth became just the sixth man after Craig Wood, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods to win the Masters and US Open in the same year.
In 2015, @JordanSpieth won both @TheMasters and #USOpen.
Spieth championed at @ChambersBayGolf by one shot over Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen. #FromManyOne https://t.co/j5LR4aMyYF pic.twitter.com/AgLjbk4s2b
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He was also the first player since Gene Sarazen in 1922 to win multiple majors aged 21 or younger.
“I’m in shock but I feel for Dustin,” said Spieth. “It’s cool to be able to have two legs of the grand slam now and to conquer golf’s hardest test – the US Open is conquering the hardest layout in all of golf.”
After three-putting the opening hole, Spieth recovered with birdies at the eighth and 12th and, with Johnson losing a two-shot lead with three bogeys in four holes from the 10th, shared the lead with playing partner Branden Grace.
That all changed on the 16th, where Grace drove out of bounds to card a double bogey and Spieth holed from 25 feet for birdie only to double bogey the 17th after compounding a wild tee shot by three putting from 40 feet.
Oosthuizen had set the clubhouse target on four under after a remarkable six birdies in the last seven holes for a record-equalling back nine of 29, before Johnson then made birdie on the 17th to tie the lead.
After two brilliant shots on to the 18th green, Spieth two-putted for birdie to finish five under and Johnson initially responded superbly with an even better approach to 12 feet, but saw his eagle attempt drift four feet past and miss the return to force a play-off.
Spieth went on to finish second at the 2015 US PGA Championship and later secured a third major title at the 2017 Open.
