A Perfect US Open: Pure Chaos, Ridiculous Shots And J.J. Spaun Having Balls Of Steel To Drill An Absurd Winning Putt

That right there was a perfect major. That was why people call the US Open the toughest major of the year. You had a little bit of everything from a 300 yard par 3, a rain delay, rain coming in late for the leaders and J.J. Spaun putting together a ridiculous back 9. 

It's one of those tournaments I don't even know where to begin. Sam Burns seemed to be in control, led coming into today and had this go against him: 

You had Hatton look the part until he fell apart. You had Adam Scott, Robert MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland all look like at some poin they'd walk away with the lead. But it was the way J.J. Spaun played after the rain delay

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The man played the round of his life on Thursday and then followed it up on Sunday. That's how you win a US Open: 

The man delivered. That's the story. The course was the big story coming into it, it lived up to the hype. Guys were fighting for their lives, getting their shit kicked in and J.J. Spaun answered multiple times. That finish is why there's nothing like the US Open. I don't even care that Spaun is crying his eyes out, he should be. The man went birdie-birdie and won the U.S. Open after heartbreak at The Players earlier this year. Did it in the pouring rain, did it with all the pressure and he showed up. That's the story. That's why Oakmont should always host a US Open. It tests you to hit fairways, make putts and battle back when you feel like your balls are in your throat. 

Insane, awesome, whatever you want to say. The US Open delivered, J.J. Spaun delivered.