US Open Final Round Memorable Moments

It was a memorable day at Oakmont as Dustin Johnson sealed his first major

US Open final round

Dustin Johnson won his first major title yesterday at Oakmont, here are the memorable shots from the US Open final round:

Dustin Johnson won his first major championship and moved up to third in the Official World Golf Rankings with his victory at the 2016 US Open at Oakmont in a controversial final round.

Here's the video of Dustin Johnson's ball moving on the fifth hole as he hovers the putter over it. At the time he was told he'd receive no penalty but was later told that wouldn't be the case:

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We began to feel it might be Sergio's day when he got to within three of the lead with this stunning bunker shot at the long 8th:

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The world number one got to level par with six to play after making eagle at the 12th. We thought it could be the start of a charge but he finished at +2 in T8th:

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Zach Johnson becomes the first man to birdie the 18th hole in the final round to finish at +2 in T8th alongside Jason Day, Jason Dufner and Daniel Summerhays:

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DJ with one of the shots of his life to close out the US Open:

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For his first major championship:

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Next: Dustin Johnson WITB: US Open Winning Clubs

Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV