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Golf-Spieth wins U.S. Open after Johnson three-putt

* Spieth wins after Johnson misses four-foot birdie putt

* Johnson ties for second with Oosthuizen

* McIlroy signs off with 66 (Adds detail, quotes)

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington, June 21 (Reuters) - Masters champion Jordan Spieth added another chapter to golf's record books with a nerve-jangling, one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday after Dustin Johnson blew his chance to force a playoff by three-putting the last.

American young gun Spieth sank a curling 28-footer to birdie the 16th and forge three ahead, then shrugged off a double-bogey at the 17th before becoming just the sixth player to slip into a green jacket and hoist the U.