Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win the US Open for 43 years and in doing so won his first major title.
On an exhilarating final day, the 32-year-old won by two shots from now six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.
Rose, also the first Englishman to win a major since Nick Faldo in 1996, fired a level-par 70 to end one over as overnight leader Mickelson carded 74.
Australian Day took 71 as England's Luke Donald (75) collapsed to six over on the treacherous Merion course.
Rose led by one going up the difficult 18th and hit a stunning four-iron approach to set up a par four.
After tapping in his final putt, he looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes, and admitted later to thinking of his father and long-time mentor Ken, who died from leukaemia in 2002.
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