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Glover had started the day with a five-shot lead over the field at seven under par alongside co-leader Ricky Barnes as the rain-delayed championship moved into a fifth day at Bethpage Black.

Barnes disintegrated with six bogeys in seven holes and Glover was caught by Mickelson and David Duval at four under and three under, while England's Ross Fisher also challenged, but all to no avail.

Glover's rivals fell away at the most crucial time of all, all bogeying either the 15th or 17th holes or both as the 29-year-old stayed calm.

Glover, with one previous victory on the PGA Tour back in 2005, won his first major with a one-birdie, four-bogey final-round, three-over 73, good enough to hold off Mickelson (70), Duval (71) and Barnes (76) by two strokes.

Fisher claimed fifth, his best majors finish, a further shot behind following a 72 with 2008 winner Tiger Woods tied for sixth at level par alongside fellow American Hunter Mahan and Denmark's Soren Hansen. Rory McIlroy finished in a tie for 10th on his US Open debut.

Defending champion Woods got to one under but a bogey at the difficult par-four 15th ended hopes of a fifth US Open title.

McIlroy's 68 left the Northern Irishman at two over, while Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter were part of a tie for 18th place at four over.

Lee Westwood and Oliver Wilson ended on five over in a tie for 23rd.