SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the final round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 20, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Jon Rahm is the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open. Two monumental clinched it.
Rahm birdied his final two holes to shoot a 4-under 67 and win the U.S. Open by a shot over Luis Oosthuizen.
Trailing Oosthuizen by a shot when he stepped to the 17th tee, Rahm tied for the lead with a 24-foot birdie putt on the par-4. He hit his second shot on the par-5 18th hole into a bunker right of the green and blasted it out to 18 feet.
Rahm curled the putt into the hole and pumped his fist as the crowd roared. He becomes a major champion for the first time on his first Father's Day since his son Kepa was born before the Masters.
The victory comes three weeks after Rahm tested positive for COVID-19 and had to pull out of the Memorial with a six-shot lead.
Oosthuizen still had a chance after Rahm's closing birdie, but bogeyed No. 17 after pulling his tee shot left into the canyon. He birdied No. 18 to shoot a 70 and finish at 5 under.
Rahm was asked what Torrey Pines meant for him and said, "Every time we come here, we're just happy. As soon as we land in San Diego, we're in our spot and once again we were in our spot and I was able to come on top."
"It reminds me a lot of back home, it's not exactly the same, but the coastline, the weather, the temperature. This is basically a good summer day where I grew up," he said.
Rahm also won the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open for his first PGA Tour victory at Torrey Pines.
Torrey Pines is also the place where Rahm got engaged to his now wife, Kelley Cahill.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa plays his shot from the 15th tee during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Russell Henley of the United States plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Mackenzie Hughes of Canada plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Xander Schauffele of the United States reacts to his chip from the rough on the second hole during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the 17th tee during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Jon Rahm of Spain and caddie Adam Hayes walk the 18th hole during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Matthew Wolff of the United States shake hands on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Brandon Grace of South Africa hits a second shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Russell Henley of the United States looks on from the 16th hole during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: Sung Kang of Korea putts on the fifth green during the second round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 18, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: Mackenzie Hughes of Canada watches his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 18, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: Matt Fitzpatrick of England waits to hit on the fourth hole during the second round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 18, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: Shane Lowry of Ireland reacts after chipping on the second green during the second round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 18, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain putts on the fourth green during the second round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 18, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Brian Harman of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Justin Thomas of the United States waves on the sixth green during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Martin Kaymer of Germany plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Francesco Molinari of Italy plays his shot from the 17th tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Guido Migliozzi of Italy plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Billy Horschel of the United States waves on the fourth green during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Tommy Fleetwood of England smiles on the sixth green during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Matthew Wolff of the United States looks on from the sixth hole during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Phil Mickelson of the United States plays from the rough on the 15th hole as a gallery of fans look on during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Xander Schauffele of the United States plays a second shot on the 17th hole as a gallery of fans look on during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot from the 14th tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Collin Morikawa of the United States looks at his yardage book on the 17th green during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Yosuke Asaji of Japan plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Phil Mickelson of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 19, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Bernd Wiesberger of Austria reacts to his shot on the second tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Abraham Ancer of Mexico plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Phil Mickelson of the United States looks on after hitting his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: A sign reads, “Due to COVID protocols players are not allowed to sign autographs” as seen during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: A general view is seen during the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Members of the grounds crew tend to a bunker on the the 18th hole during a fog-delayed first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: A general view is seen during prior to the start of the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California. The start of round one has been delayed due to fog.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: The U.S. Open trophy is seen near the first tee during a fog-delayed first round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17, 2021 in San Diego, California.
