Spaun finished the tournament at -1, the only golfer with a final score card under par.

JJ Spaun overcomes horrendous course conditions and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre to win the US Open on a chaotic final day.

“I hit it perfect, and it was right at it. It was just a matter of was it the perfect distance or not?” he said.

“I just tried to dig deep,” said the 34-year-old Californian who can now call himself a major champion.

J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two stunning shots that carried him to his first major championship.

J.J. Spaun sank a 65-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the US Open on Sunday, capturing his first major title despite bogeys on five of his first six holes.