by Robert Macintyre fell short in his attempt to win the United States Open after JJ Spaun broke his heart with a dazzling display to death.
Macintyre has burst into becoming the first big winner of Scotland since 1999 on Sunday on an Oakmont soaked in rain after producing an excellent 68 of two.
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It made him the leader of the clubhouse to one by one and he had seemed ready for at least one play-off against Spaun, who had two holes to play.
But the American first sent a superb 309 yards walk on the green 17th grade per four and two strokes for a birdie before pouring a 64 -foot mammoth putt on the 18th green to seal the glory.
Macintyre looked open in the scorer’s office and could only have his opponent applauded.
He became a major champion for the first time and was the only man to finish in the red with a score of a penny.
While the 17th hole helped Spaun’s dreams, he killed that of Tyrell Hatton.
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The Englishman was in equality of five for the head to one more when he was still in Rough after three shots. He dropped this and then on the 18th to finish three.
Spaun can consider the storm around 4 p.m. local time (9 p.m., BST) as a divine intervention.
Before the heavens open in Oakmont and forced a 96 -minute delay, the head of the first round was five for his round after eight holes.
But while the leaders Sam Burns and Adam Scott trampled in the soaking conditions after the recovery, Spaun found his best match and his birdies in the 12th, 14th, 17th and 18th took him to glory.
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Indeed, Burns and Scott could not face after restarting because they seemed in competition to see who could find the worst positions in the harsh.
Burns was the leader of the day after four years, but his round was disintegrated after the recovery, with two double Bogeys in a ugly eight peer to finish equally in the seventh out of four.
Scott, hoping to win an adult for the first time in 12 years, was even worse, turning in 79.
Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler found themselves equal to the seventh after impressive tricks, while Rory McILroy produced his best round of a difficult week to finish seven.
