Cape Town - Louis Oosthuizen was South Africa's best performing golfer at this past week's 117th US Open at Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin.
Oosthuizen shot a one-over-par 73 on Sunday to finish three-under 285 for the tournament.
He finished tied for 23rd, 13 shots behind eventual champion, American Brooks Koepka, who claimed his first major title.
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Besdies Oosthuizen, four other South Africans made the cut.
Brandon Stone finished on a respectable 1-over, while Branden Grace signed for a 4-over, 292. Ernie Els (+7) and Thomas Aiken (+8) struggled over the weekend.
Two-time US Open champion Els made headlines in the opening round when he carded a 2-under-par 70 as he launched his 25th - and possibly final - US Open campaign.
The other South Africans taking part - Charl Schwartzel, George Coetzee and Oliver Bekker - all failed to make the halfway cut.
Scores on Sunday after final round of the 117th US Open at Erin Hills Golf Course, Wisconsin. (Par 72; a-denotes amateur):
272 - Brooks Koepka (USA) 67-70-68-67
276 - Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 74-65-71-66, Brian Harman (USA) 67-70-67-72
277 - Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 67-70-68-67
278 - Xander Schauffele (USA) 66-73-70-69, Bill Haas (USA) 72-68-69-69, Rickie Fowler (USA) 65-73-68-72
279 - Charley Hoffman (USA) 70-70-68-71
280 - Trey Mullinax (USA) 71-72-69-68, Brandt Snedeker (USA) 70-69-70-71, Justin Thomas (USA) 73-69-63-75
281 - J.B. Holmes (USA) 69-69-72-71
282 - Brendan Steele (USA) 71-69-69-73, Patrick Reed (USA) 68-75-65-74, Kim Si-Woo (KOR) 69-70-68-75
283 - Matt Kuchar (USA) 74-71-70-68, Steve Stricker (USA) 73-72-69-69, Chez Reavie (USA) 75-65-72-71, Eddie Pepperell (ENG) 72-71-69-71, Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 69-72-69-73
284 - David Lingmerth (SWE) 73-69-71-71, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 70-71-71-72
285 - Kevin Chappell (USA) 74-70-70-71, Jim Furyk (USA) 70-74-69-72, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 74-70-68-73
286 - Paul Casey (ENG) 66-71-75-74
287 - Scottie Scheffler-a (USA) 69-74-71-73, Zach Johnson (USA) 71-74-68-74, Jamie Lovemark (USA) 69-69-74-75, Marc Leishman (AUS) 68-72-72-75, Russell Henley (USA) 71-70-67-79
288 - Kevin Na (USA) 68-76-73-71, Martin Laird (SCO) 72-71-72-73, Cameron Champ-a (USA) 70-69-73-76
289 - Jordan Spieth (USA) 73-71-76-69, Jordan Niebrugge (USA) 73-72-73-71, Martin Kaymer (GER) 72-69-75-73, Brandon Stone (RSA) 70-74-72-73, Webb Simpson (USA) 74-71-71-73, Michael Putnam (USA) 73-70-71-75, Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) 70-73-70-76
290 - Rafa Cabrera Bello (ESP) 72-73-71-74, Andrew Johnston (ENG) 69-73-73-75, Jack Maguire (USA) 70-73-71-76, Jonathan Randolph (USA) 71-71-73-75
291 - Stewart Cink (USA) 74-70-76-71, Shane Lowry (IRL) 71-74-73-73, Harris English (USA) 71-69-75-76
292 - Gary Woodland (USA) 72-73-73-74, Kim Meen-Whee (KOR) 73-70-72-77, Branden Grace (RSA) 72-72-71-77
294 - Jason Kokrak (USA) 75-70-74-75, Ryan Brehm (USA) 71-74-72-77, Satoshi Kodaira (JPN) 73-69-73-76
295 - Ernie Els (RSA) 70-72-79-74, William McGirt (USA) 70-71-79-75, Lee Westwood (ENG) 69-75-75-76
296 - Kevin Kisner (USA) 74-70-76-76, Thomas Aiken (RSA) 71-71-75-79
297 - Keegan Bradley (USA) 72-73-75-77, Yusaku Miyazato (JPN) 72-70-76-79, Stephan Jaeger (GER) 71-73-74-79, Adam Hadwin (CAN) 68-74-75-80
298 - Kevin Dougherty (USA) 71-72-80-75
300 - Daniel Summerhays (USA) 73-72-74-81
301 - Talor Gooch (USA) 74-71-76-80