As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out of contention for the 125th US Open championship. A few hours later,

JJ Spaun overcomes horrendous course conditions and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre to win the US Open on a chaotic final day.

“I hit it perfect, and it was right at it. It was just a matter of was it the perfect distance or not?” he said.

“I just tried to dig deep,” said the 34-year-old Californian who can now call himself a major champion.

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.

J.J. Spaun sank a 65-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the US Open on Sunday, capturing his first major title despite bogeys on five of his first six holes.