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Key hole at the US Open (The Associated Press)

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) -- A look at the key hole Sunday at the U.S. Open:

Hole: 9

Par: 4

Yardage: 477

Rank: 2

Scoring Average: 4.43

Key fact: Winner Dustin Johnson, in the next-to-last pairing, took the lead for good with a birdie there and gained some breathing room when Shane Lowry, who teed off with the 54-hole lead, made a bogey behind him.

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