JJ Spaun attended his own “fairy tale” after the murder of the American Burry Robert Macintyrea.
Spaun’s great finishing in Brutal Oakmonta robbed Macintire chances of becoming the first main champion of Scotland since 1999. year after cracking in the claim after a great two-underground than 68 years.
This made him lead the leaders of clubs on one, and Scot looked set for at least reproduction against Spaun, who had two play holes.
But the American was first sent by a stunning ride of 309 yards on green on a short couple-four 17. and two-sided bird before sinking the mammoth 64-foot to 18. green to sealing glory.
Macintyre looked openly in the scorere office and could do nothing but applauded his opponent.
“It’s definitely like a story story, the fairytale ending, it’s kind of fighting underdog, not giving up, never gives up,” he said.
“With rain and everything, then Putt, you couldn’t write a better story. I’m just so lucky to be on the receiving end of it.
“Just to finish it like it’s just a dream. You’re watching other people. You see that Tiger Chip, see Nicka Taylor, see crazy moments.
“If I had my moment on that championship, I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life.”
Spaun can consider thunder at the local time about 16 hours (21:00 BST) to be divine intervention.
Before heaven opened in Oakmont and forced 96-minute storage, the leader of the first round was five years for his wheel after eight holes and four of the lead.
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But while the leaders I burned and Adam Scott He rodged in the soaking conditions after continuing, Spaun found his best game and birds on 12., 14., 17. and 18. They took him to glory.
“I felt like I had a chance, a really good opportunity to win the US at the beginning of the day,” he said.
“He just unwrapped very quickly. But that break was actually the key to victory in this tournament.
“Tee shot nine, like my first shooting back. It was a hole we stopped on. I just stopped him, as it was a beautifully cut left side.
“And I was like,” Okay, we were coming back. “After that I didn’t hit too bad shots.”
Night leader Burns saw that his hopes were washed after reboot.
He held a two recording when the rain came, but she couldn’t handle NatDdden conditions, producing two boogs to end up tied to the seventh to four.
The American player player felt that he should give him a free relief due to standing water at 15. Annual path.
“That slopes leave to the right,” he said. “It’s kind of a low part of the link there.
“When I entered that, you were obviously you could see that the water appeared. He took the swing exercise and it’s just water to spray each time.
“He called the official rules, did not agree. I was watching him again. I thought I might have to get another opinion. That rule of the official was also not agreed.
“At the end of the day, it’s not on me, it’s on the official rules. That’s kind of it.”