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A standard bearer heads up the first fairway in the morning round of the final. (John Mummert/USGA)

   

 

New U.S. Amateur champion Nick Flanagan obliges the gallery with autographs after winning. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Nick Flanagan, left, and Lyn Whitehouse share a hug on the match-winning 10th hole Sunday at Oakmont Country Club. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

             

The low-key Nick Flanagan pumps his fist upon seeing his match-winning 3-footer drop in the hole. (John Mummert/USGA)
On the 36th hole, Nick Flanagan was forced to hit out of a fairway bunker, roughly 160 yards from the hole. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Casey Wittenberg tries to add a little body English on a sixth-hole putt. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Scene tells the story: Nick Flanagan can only hang his head after missing a short putt on the 35th hole that would have given him the victory instead of playing two more holes. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Caught in the famed "Churches Pews," Casey Wittenberg does his best to get out of it during the second 18 holes. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Nick Flanagan's short-iron game ultimately saved him. (John Mummert/USGA)

Casey Wittenberg had plenty of opportunities to take control of the match, but his putting game was shaky until the final nine holes. (John Mummert/USGA)
People came out in droves, sometimes running up the fairway for better viewing areas. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Nick Flanagan tries getting out of the eighth-hole greenside bunker Sunday. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

Taking a clump of grass, Nick Flanagan watches his ball on Sunday. (John Mummert/USGA)

 

A Nick Flanagan mascot? Australian Angus Mahoney, who is part of the Oakmont grounds crew, showed his support for Flanagan by carrying the air-filled animal around the course. "I never had met the bloke," said Mahoney. (John Mummert/USGA)


 

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