When Justin Thomas drained his eagle putt on No. 18 at Erin Hills on Saturday, capping off a staggering 9-under, 63 that tied a hallowed U.S. Open record, it marked one of the greatest rounds in the history of America’s biggest golf tournament.
Thomas tied Johnny Miller’s famous final-round 63 at the 1973 U.S. Open and actually beat Miller in relation to par — Miller carded his 63 on a par-71 course while Thomas did it on a par-72. While putting himself in position to win the Open on Sunday, his round can’t match that day at Oakmont 44 years ago and may not crack the top five greatest 18 holes in U.