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.

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.

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.

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

The U.S. Open came to Oakmont for a record 10th time and the venerable western Pennsylvania course delivered a tough week and a particularly wild

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