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Sunday 20 June 2021PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Rahm wins U.S. Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, San Diego, California · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 2021 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $12,500,000 USD · 121st U.S. Open
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/17°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 279Led by two after birdies at 9 and 10, then bogeyed 11 and drove into a penalty area at 17 for another bogey; needed eagle at 18 2021 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +4, 71 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Torrey Pines G.C., San Diego
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Louis Oosthuizen
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2021
I can't even believe I made the last two putts, and I'm the first Spaniard ever to win a U.S. Open. This was definitely for Seve.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2021
I'm a big believer in karma, and after what happened a couple weeks ago I stayed really positive knowing good things were coming.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2021
Right now I didn't win it. I'm second again. No, look, it's frustrating. It's disappointing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| 3 | Harris English | 72 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | 75 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Guido Migliozzi | 71 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | 69 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 73 · 67 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Branden Grace | 72 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | 71 · 75 · 67 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Daniel Berger | 71 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | 72 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore via OWGR player profile).
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