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Monday Scramble: Bad rules and Mr. Cool at Oakmont

Dustin Johnson gets his major, the USGA survives a self-inflicted black eye, Jason Day makes a late charge an more in this week's major edition of Monday Scramble:

The demons have been vanquished.

It wasn't exactly easy, and it certainly wasn't without a little controversy. But Dustin Johnson, perhaps the most physically gifted golfer of his generation, finally has his arms around a major championship trophy.

The U.S. Open began like so many majors have in recent years - with DJ bombing and gouging his way to the top of the standings. But this time, even though outside forces appeared to be conspiring against him down the stretch, he found a way to rise to the occasion.