UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Gathering himself during a walk through the tunnel from the 17th green to the 18th tee, his mind jarred after a double-bogey 5 that wiped out his lead, Jordan Spieth proved his championship mettle once again at crusty Chambers Bay in the 115th U.S. Open.
Spieth closed with a 69 to finish at 5-under for the tournament, beating Dustin Johnson (70) and Louis Oosthuizen (67) by one shot to win his second major of the year.
The trophy didn't come without plenty of drama in the final moments of the championship.
The 21-year-old Texan electrified the gallery with a birdie from 26 feet on the 16th hole and took a 3-shot lead to the 17th.