Spaun claimed his first major title by winning the US Open, just months after coming agonisingly close at the Players Championship where he was beaten by Rory McIlroy. He secured victory at Oakmont with a brilliant 64-foot birdie putt,

Adam Scott believes he needs another major title to boost his World Golf Hall of Fame credentials and while the Australian was in the hunt during Sunday's final round at the U.S. Open his challenge faded as conditions became tougher in heavy rain.

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.

OAKMONT, Pa. – J.J. Spaun’s closing pursuit of major glory began at 3 a.m. Sunday in, of all places, a CVS in downtown Pittsburgh. Spaun’s almost 2-year-old daughter, Violet, had woken up with a stomach bug, and mere hours into Father’s Day, dad duty called.

From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring. The Pennsylvania Turnpike essentially cuts Oakmont's golf course in half.

NBC Sports golf analyst Brad Faxon, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and putting guru to players like Rory McIlroy, burned last year's WNBA Rookie of the Year. The NBC Sports broadcast showed the clip, which announcer Terry Gannon read allowed.

Unbeknownst to even hardcore golf fans, this year's U.S. Open site used to have a neighbor, an 18-hole course anyone could play.

While its legacy is often tied to PGA legends, it has also etched the names of two remarkable women: Paula Creamer and Patty Sheehan.