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.

An emotional Spaun reunited with his wife, Melody, and their daughters, Emerson Lili and Violet Windsor, to celebrate the win on Father’s Day.

Instead, he had to settle for sole possession of second place, but on a day when so many contenders — including the winner — had their problems, MacIntyre handled both Oakmont and the weather with apl...