US Open Leaderboard 2013: Final Results and Analysis from Merion

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Published: June 17, 2013

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Justin Rose won the 113th U.S. Open by shooting an impressive even-par 70 in Sunday's final round to beat out Phil Mickelson and Jason Day by two strokes at Ardmore, Pa.'s Merion Golf Club.

Pars are golden in the season's always demanding second major championship, but Rose was able to make five birdies to offset his five bogeys in the final round before pars at the grueling final two holes got him his first major title.



It was a record sixth runner-up finish for Mickelson, whose heartbreak at this prestigious tournament continues. Despite holing out for eagle at the par-four 10th, he couldn't quite get it done or overcome two double bogeys in his first five holes.

ESPN's Justin Ray highlighted just how impressive Rose's Round 4 score was in relation to the others near the top of the leaderboard, as well as what wound up being Mickelson's undoing:



No one handled the immense pressure as well as the 32-year-old Englishman, who capped things off by nearly chipping in for a birdie, which would have been the first such score on No. 18 in the final 36 holes:



Day was around the lead all day but bogeyed three of his final eight holes to settle for a 71 and a second runner-up finish at the U.S. Open in three years.

Shane Bacon of Yahoo! contextualized that achievement in light of Mickelson's close calls:



However, a quartet of contenders faltered in their bids to capture their first respective majors. Billy Horschel was the least experienced of all, yet his 74 was better than the other notable players who had a chance to take home the trophy.

Steve Stricker could have been the oldest U.S. Open champion ever, but an out-of-bounds tee shot and another shank at the par-five second hole took the wind out of his sails very early. He wound up shooting 76.

Robert Lusetich of Fox Sports was sarcastic in his lament over picking ...
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