On at the present time in 2015: Jordan Spieth wins second-consecutive main at US Open

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Jordan Spieth gained his second-consecutive main with victory within the a hundred and fifteenth US Open at Chambers Bay, on at the present time in 2015.

The American world quantity two carded a closing 69 to complete 5 below par, one shot forward of Louis Oosthuizen and Dustin Johnson, with the latter having three-putted from 12 toes when confronted with an eagle putt to win on the ultimate gap.

Spieth grew to become simply the sixth man after Craig Wooden, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods to win the Masters and US Open in the identical 12 months.

He was additionally the primary participant since Gene Sarazen in 1922 to win a number of majors aged 21 or youthful.

“I’m in shock however I really feel for Dustin,” stated Spieth. “It’s cool to have the ability to have two legs of the grand slam now and to overcome golf’s hardest check – the US Open is conquering the toughest structure in all of golf.”

After three-putting the opening gap, Spieth recovered with birdies on the eighth and twelfth and, with Johnson dropping a two-shot lead with three bogeys in 4 holes from the tenth, shared the lead with taking part in companion Branden Grace.

That each one modified on the sixteenth, the place Grace drove out of bounds to card a double bogey and Spieth holed from 25 toes for birdie solely to double bogey the seventeenth after compounding a wild tee shot by three placing from 40 toes.

Oosthuizen had set the clubhouse goal on 4 below after a outstanding six birdies within the final seven holes for a record-equalling again 9 of 29, earlier than Johnson then made birdie on the seventeenth to tie the lead.

After two sensible pictures on to the 18th inexperienced, Spieth two-putted for birdie to complete 5 below and Johnson initially responded fantastically with a fair higher method to 12 toes, however noticed his eagle try drift 4 toes previous and miss the return to power a play-off.

Spieth went on to complete second on the 2015 US PGA Championship and later secured a 3rd main title on the 2017 Open.