WATCH: Johnny Miller's magnificent 63 at Oakmont
Last Updated: 16/06/16 2:32pm
Johnny Miller became the first player in major championship history to shoot a 63, and he did it in the final round at Oakmont to win his only US Open title.
The swashbuckling American looked out of contention when he finished the third round six shots behind joint-leaders Arnold Palmer, Julius Boros, Jerry Heard and John Schlee.
But Miller pounded the ball off the tee and holed putt after putt as he birdied the first four holes to pull within three of Palmer, and all of the top six contenders birdied the ninth before the tournament swung Miller's way on the inward stretch.
Miller reeled off another three straight birdies from the 11th, and Palmer buckled under the pressure and dropped three shots in a row to leave Miller to battle it out with Schlee and Tom Weiskopf.
Miller picked up another shot at the 15th, and three closing pars were enough to clinch a one-shot victory over Schlee as Nicklaus, Palmer and Lee Trevino finished three strokes adrift.
