'SHOT OF MY LIFE' AT 18TH HOLE BUNKER

DeChambeau blasts out from 55 yards to set up four-foot putt for second Major title

Bryson DeChambeau, needing to get up and down from a bunker at the 18th hole to win, delivered his greatest shot on June 16 and sank a tension-packed putt to clinch the US Open.

Having already escaped disaster once at Pinehurst's final hole, DeChambeau blasted a 55-yard bunker shot to four feet and rolled in the clutch par putt to capture his second Major. He carded a oneover 71 to finish at six-under 274 for a one-shot win over the slumping Rory McIlroy (69).

"That bunker shot was the shot of my life," said the 30-year-old American, who also won the 2020 US Open. "I'm so happy I got that shot up and down on 18. It's a dream come true."

Playing partner Matthieu Pavon (71), who finished three shots adrift in fifth, was even more impressed as he watched DeChambeau's shot hold firm on a lightning-fast sloped green that had sent balls rolling away from the hole all week.

"He just played like unbelievable," the Frenchman said. "At that time, with the pressure he had at that moment, it is just one of the best shots in golf history."

Americans Tony Finau (67) and Patrick Cantlay (70) tied for third at 276.