It was an exciting and controversial weekend at the US Open, and it ended with history. Dustin Johnson took his four-streak lead into the final round on Sunday and ended up holding on to win his first career major.
Dustin Johnson is a major winner!
He's won the 2016 U.S. Open Championship. pic.twitter.com/jri1Rm9E6i
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 20, 2016
Johnson’s history-making weekend started on Saturday when he completed a round bogey-free for the first time in over two decades.
On the fifth hole on Sunday, Johnson caused a pretty big controversy when he seemed to take some practice swings and cause the ball to move. Despite a stroke penalty not being assessed at the time, it became the biggest story of the day.
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Shane Lowry was neck-and-neck with Johnson for most of the tournament this weekend and he was assessed a one-stroke penalty earlier in the weekend for a situation similar to Johnson’s. However, two late bogeys ended up being the dagger as the 31-year-old Johnson went on first major victory.
Following the final round of the tournament, the USGA gave Dustin Johnson a one-stroke penalty, but it was no matter as still held a three-stroke lead to win the US Open.
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