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Rahm becomes first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open

By Reuters
21 June 2021   |   4:29 pm
Jon Rahm became the first U.S. Open champion from Spain when he finished with two brilliant birdies to outlast Louis Oosthuizen by one stroke at Torrey Pines on Sunday.

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