Leaderboard: Rose +1, Mickelson and Day =
Justin Rose became the first Englishman to lift the US Open title in 43 years and clinch his first major trophy in Golf. Rose, who went round in a level par 70, finished the tournament on +1 which was enough to win by two shots over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day. Rose was -2 for his final round before two bogeys on 14 and 16 put him back to +1. However, Phil Mickelson, who was celebrating his birthday, made two early double bogeys on the front nine which looked to have put him out of contention. Amazingly, Mickelson holed his second shot on the 10th hole for an eagle to put him back in the frame. It was not enough as two further bogeys meant that Mickselson needed to birdie the last hole to force a play-off, but it was not to be as the now six time US Open runner up fell two shots short. It was a similar story for Jason Day, who carded a final round of 71 to end on +3, as the Australian could not sink a putt all day which ultimately cost him the title. Three bogeys on the back nine meant that Day will have to wait another day to claim his maiden major. Jason Dufner pulled out some brilliance on the final day at Medinah which at one point saw the American at -5 on his round going into the 15th hole. Unfortunately, a triple bogey ended a magical round but a 67 left Dufner posting an early clubhouse lead at +5. A classy Rose performance overshadowed Dufner's round but it will be remembered here. It was a sad end to the US Open at Medinah for Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy who both ended poorly. Woods made a triple bogey 8 at the second from which he couldn't recover on his was to a 74 and end on +13 whilst McIlroy managed a quadruple bogey 8 at the eleventh to eventually shoot 76 and score +14.
How my favourite Golfer's fared:
Luke Donald ended on +6 after an awful final round of 75 which sadly put him early out of contention. It was a decent overall performance which is pleasing after a difficult few weeks being out of form.
Rickie Fowler couldn't get anything going in his final round of 74 to finish on +7. A solitary birdie was eclipsed by the numerous bogeys throughout his final round never gave him the chance to mix with the leaders. Another good effort in a major though which will only boost his confidence and I hope to see him continue on the front pages of leaderboards.
Performance of the Day; Jason Dufner could be the only person to receive this accolade after an absolutely outstanding 67. It was a real shame that the triple bogey happened as to every other hole Dufner played today was pure quality and the putter was red hot.
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