US Open Golf 2014 Leaderboard: Winner, Final Results and Recap

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Published: June 16, 2014

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Martin Kaymer didn't need another round of 65; he just needed to hold on to the five-stroke lead with which he entered Sunday's final round. But simply holding on doesn't suit Kaymer, as he shot a final round of one-under 69 to win the 2014 U.S. Open by eight strokes at Pinehurst No. 2.

The following tweet from ESPN's SportsCenter summed up Kaymer's victory:



Kaymer's dominance through the tournament's first few days allowed him to cruise to victory, but he never took his foot off the gas. He carded four birdies to three bogeys on Day 4 to move eight shots clear of second-place finishers Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton.

Here's a look at the final leaderboard:



To say that Kaymer entered Sunday in the driver's seat would be quite an understatement. After breaking a U.S. Open record with a score of 130 through the tournament's opening two rounds, a two-over score on Saturday still had him nursing a massive lead.

Entering Sunday, Fowler and Compton—tied for second entering the day—were five strokes back and well within position to make a run at the lead if Kaymer were to struggle out of the gates.



He wasn't keen on doing so.

Kaymer made a big statement early on by birdieing the par-four third hole, giving him a comfortable six-stroke lead, as Fowler and Compton couldn't birdie the early holes.

The closest anyone got to Kaymer was Compton after he birdied the eighth to go four under, as Kaymer bogeyed No. 7 to drop him to eight-under. Compton was then four strokes back but would drop a stroke on the ninth to lose momentum.

Meanwhile, Kaymer answered back with a birdie on the par-three ninth to move to nine-under and six shots ahead of Compton and the field.

Compton soon faded with three bogeys in five holes on the back nine. Fowler stuck around at two- to three-under for much of the final round, but that ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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