▁scoring ▁day . ▁Erik ▁Com pton ▁and ▁Rick ie ▁F ow ler ▁shot ▁the ▁only ▁sub - par ▁r ounds , ▁both ▁shooting ▁ 6 7 ▁( − 3 ) ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁second ▁place . ▁Only ▁six ▁golf ers ▁remained ▁under - par ▁for ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁scoring ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁field ▁was ▁ 7 3 . 8 2 , ▁almost ▁four ▁stro kes ▁over ▁par . ▁ ▁Final ▁round ▁Sunday , ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁Kay mer ▁shot ▁a ▁ 6 9 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁eight ▁stro kes ▁over ▁Com pton ▁and ▁F ow ler . ▁His ▁ 7 2 - hole ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 7 1 ▁was ▁the ▁second - low est ▁in ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁history . ▁This ▁was ▁his ▁second ▁major ▁championship ▁and ▁also ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁fourth ▁European ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁five ▁years ▁( after ▁Gra eme ▁Mc D ow ell , ▁R ory ▁Mc Il roy ▁and ▁Justin ▁Rose ) ▁having ▁previously ▁had ▁no ▁European ▁w inners ▁since ▁Tony ▁Jack lin ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Ele ven ▁golf ers ▁shot ▁under - par ▁r ounds ▁but ▁none ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁groups ▁except ▁Kay mer . ▁Only ▁three ▁golf ers ▁finished ▁under - par ▁for ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁scoring ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁field ▁was ▁ 7 2 . 4 0 , ▁the ▁lowest ▁of ▁any ▁r ounds . <0x09> ▁ ▁Am ateurs