Southport's Tommy Fleetwood left Shinnecock Hills with "so many positives" after his record-equalling final-round charge was not quite enough to land his maiden major at the US Open.

Fleetwood began the last day six strokes off the lead after he was one of many to struggle in the late-afternoon conditions on Saturday, but he stormed back up the leaderboard with a stunning 63 that set a testing target in the clubhouse at two over par.

He had an eight-foot putt to become the first player in the tournament's history to shoot a 62, but he misjudged the pace and then had a lengthy wait in the clubhouse as the last two groups had not reached the turn when he holed out.

Fleetwood's missed chance at the last ultimately cost him a place in a play-off as Brooks Koepka snatched a one-stroke victory to become the first man to successfully defend the title since Curtis Strange in 1989.

"It was a great day, so many positives, so many great things," said Fleetwood after Koepka was confirmed as champion. "I had a chance to shoot in a 62 and, at the end of the day, I got within one of winning when I was so far back at the start of the day.

"So it's been a great day, and it's easy to look at it and think I was one shy, and you can be disappointed. But there are so many positives to look at and so much that you can take from it and learn from it.

"Again, it's another major where I've ended up sort of up there at the end of the day. And it doesn't matter how you do it. If you end up there at the end of the week, it's a positive.

"The putt on 18, I actually wanted more for the 62 at the time, and then it became a thing at the tournament. Obviously, that's the putt that will play on your mind because that was the last shot you hit and that was your chance.