Jon Rahm wins US Open

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SAN DIEGO – Thanks to two career-changing putts, Spaniard Jon Rahm lifted two trophies on Sunday at the US Open.

He first hugged his three-month-old son, Kepa, when he left the 18th hole green at Torrey Pines on Father’s Day. Then, he won his first silver trophy after a performance that eclipsed his competitors.

Rahm cleared a three-stroke delay and handed in a 67 card to get his hands on a career first major title.

Falling one stroke behind South African Louis Oosthuizen when he came to the 17th hole, Rahm tied the game by stalling a 25-foot putt for the birdie.

He then had another birdie in the 18th to take the lead. He raised his fist in the air and exclaimed in joy, as the crowd roared in the background.

“Little man, you have no idea what that means,” Rahm told his son when he won. But you’ll figure it out pretty quickly. “

The 26-year-old golfer became the first Spaniard to win the United States Open. His victory allowed him to regain first place in the world.

Rahm closed the tournament at minus-6.

The victory came two weeks after he was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament, when he was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 when he held a six-stroke lead in the lead.

In a comeback nine where several contenders for the win committed double bogeys and a spectacular defeat from defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, Oosthuizen was the last to lose.

Delayed by a stroke, Oosthuizen made a bugy in the 17th after sending his tee shot completely to the left of the fairway to get away two strokes from Rahm.

He then had a birdie in the 18th to play 70 and finish under-5.

“Look, it’s frustrating, it’s disappointing,” Oosthuizen said. I’m playing well, but it looks like I’ll never win a major tournament. I played well today (Sunday), but I didn’t play well enough. “

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, who shared first with Oosthuizen and Russell Henley on the eve of the fourth round, played 77 to slip to tie for 15th at plus-1.

Another disappointment for Mickelson

Phil Mickelson has played in the US Golf Open 30 times in his career, and he’s had to settle for second in the standings on six occasions so far.

His week at Torrey Pines ended with a score of 40 on the return nine, for a score of 75 that relegated him to plus-11 (295) overall.

Since his most recent second place in this tournament at Merion in 2013, “Lefty” has been unable to avoid the chop or has been content with a cumulative score above normal in each of his appearances in the United States. United.

But he is still in the race. Mickelson, 51, received an exemption from the U.S. Open qualifying process until 2025 by virtue of his PGA Championship win last month.