Jordan Spieth wins 2015 U.S. Open

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – Former Texas golfer Jordan Spieth won the U.S. Open on Sunday for his second major win this year after winning The Masters in April.

Spieth is the second Longhorn to win the event since Tom Kite claimed the title in 1992 and the first player since Gene Sarazen in 1922 to win multiple majors at 21 years or younger.

He is the youngest player to win the U.S. Open since Bob Jones in 1923, the sixth player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year and first since Tiger Woods accomplished the feat in 2002.

Spieth shot 5-under par after carding a 68, 67, 71 and fourth-round 69 to win the 115^th U.S. Open. He won by one stroke over Louis Oosthuizen and Dustin Johnson, who tied for second.

Head Coach John Fields

"Pearl and I are thrilled that Jordan Spieth is a two-time Major Champion! We are so excited that Jordan continues in the line of great champions at Texas. He proudly lights our tower orange again!"

Spieth in Texas History

-First player to win back-to-back major tournaments

-First player to win two majors in one season

-Second player to win two majors (Crenshaw)

-Second Texas player to win the U.S. Open (Kite)

Texas Championship Victories

Ben Crenshaw (2) – Masters, 1984; Masters, 1995

Jordan Spieth (2) – Masters, 2015; U.S. Open, 2015

Tom Kite (1) – U.S. Open, 1992

Justin Leonard (1) – The Open Championship, 1997

Mark Brooks (1) – PGA Championship, 1996

Additional Notes about Spieth's win

-youngest to win U.S. Open since Bobby Jones in 1923

-youngest to win two career majors since Gene Sarazen in 1922

-second player since 1940 to win four times on tour since the age of 22

-16^th player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in their career

-Sixth player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same season (Craig Wood – 1941, Ben Hogan – 1951, 1953, Jack Nicklaus – 1972, Arnold Palmer – 1960, Tiger Woods – 2002)

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