The deluge turned out to be a fortuitous occurrence, the sheets of rain and corresponding delay a perfect opportunity for J.J. Spaun to turn chaos into calm.While a crew of groundskeepers and volunteers were working on the saturated Oakmont Country Club with hand towels and squeegees and whatever else they could find to remove water from fairways and greens,

Oakmont was almost unplayable Sunday afternoon in the rain. But in the end, it was exactly what Spaun needed to become one of the unlikeliest U.S. Open champions.

According to Weather.com, there's a better than 50 percent chance of rain through 5:15 p.m. in Oakmont before the percentages begin to drop precipitously to less than 15 percent by 7 p.m. Play should resume on time as long as there are no other delays.