Champion golfer of 2017: -12 Spieth
-9 Kuchar; -6 Li; -5 McIlroy, Cabrera-Bello
-4 Southgate, Leishman, Noren, Koepka, Grace
Selected: -3 Casey, Stenson; -2 Z Johnson, Poulter
Highlights on BBC Two: 20:00-22:00 BST
Spieth (-12), Kuchar (-9)
Jordan Spieth looks drained. He takes off his cap, rubs his thinning hair and puffs out his cheeks. Relax Jordan - you've done it!
The 23-year-old Texan looked in a heap of bother about 90 minutes ago. A miraculous bogey, birdie, eagle, birdie and birdie later... he is the Open champion.
A beaming smile breaks out as he hugs his caddie and then embraces playing partner Matt Kuchar.
Iain Carter
BBC Sport golf correspondent at Royal Birkdale
Jordan Spieth is an Open champion! A three-time major winner.
It has been the most torturous of roads, but when he needed it he found the form.
Jordan Spieth is the Open champion
He's done it!
JORDAN SPIETH IS THE OPEN CHAMPION!
An easy tap-in from the American seals a dramatic win as Royal Birkdale arises to salute its latest King of the Links.
Image source, AFPSpieth (-12), Kuchar (-9)
Jordan Spieth is taking no chances, gently rolling his birdie putt to the side of the hole. He doesn't need a blockbuster finish this time.
Kuchar follows suit with his first putt, knocking in before standing back for Spieth to take centre stage.
Spieth (-12), Kuchar (-10)
No hair on the back of the neck is not standing up. Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar stride down the fairway, lapping up the applause of the standing galleries packed around the 18th green.
Kuchar has a filthy lie in the bunker to the left of the green, He needs a spade. Luckily he improvises with his wedge, clubbing out past the pin.
Iain Carter
BBC Sport golf correspondent at Royal Birkdale
Just listen to this. Two golfing gladiators make their way up the 18th. It's a standing ovation - and well they might stand and applaud.
It's a day's golf that is going to culminate with Jordan Spieth's named being etched on the Claret Jug.
Spieth (-12), Kuchar (-10)
Kuchar, about 20 yards in front of Spieth, needs to plonk this one. The hole, Kooch! The hole. Not the sand.
Someone wake up the trophy engraver. We need him.
As former PGA Tour caddie Bradley Klein points out, Matt Kuchar's not had a bad last few holes either...
Spieth (-12), Kuchar (-10)
Jordan Spieth pulls his frayed course planner out of his back pocket, studiously looking at the graphic. He's got 220 yards to go...
"That's the green, right?" he asks. Yes it is Jordan. On the front.
Spieth (-12), Kuchar (-10)
Smart golf will see Jordan Spieth home. The leader pulls out a long iron, knocking down the right hand side of the fairway.
Matt Kuchar can't afford to be as conservative. He's got the big dog in his hand. Away she goes... first cut of rough, decentish lie.
Image source, Getty Images/Jordan Spieth InstagramMatt Kuchar made his Open debut in 1998 as a fresh faced 20-year-old.
He had qualified for the tournament as US amateur champion and finished 21st at Royal Birkdale.
What was Jordan Spieth up to while Kuchar was starting out on his golf career?
He was probably back in Texas wating to celebrate his fifth birthday.
That age gap has been well and truly closed today as they walk the final hole together.
David Leadbetter
Leading golf coach on BBC Radio 5 live
It's just incredible. Jordan Spieth was playing such ordinary golf for the first 12/13 holes and he's just come to life.
Spieth (-12), Kuchar (-10)
No bother. Spieth rattles his short putt into the middle of the cup. That's birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie in his past four holes. All after that drama of the 13th, where he drove his tee shot halfway to Blackpool and spent almost half an hour among the television trucks.
Spieth touches hands with fans on the way up to the 18th tee. He will stand there with a two shot lead.
Jay Townsend
BBC Radio 5 live golf expert
That's incredible. Matt Kuchar knew he had to make it. But knowing you have to make it and making it in this circumstances is very different.
Spieth (-11), Kuchar (-10)
Matt Kuchar prowls around the green, repairing a pitchmark and then dropping to his haunches to line up a 10 foot putt from the opposite side of the can.
Is he drinking in the last chance saloon? Well, he'll be out of the door if he misses this.
Nailed it! Over to Jordan...
Jay Townsend
BBC Radio 5 live golf expert
He puts himself in a great position there. He landed it on the middle level with a low trajectory and skidded it up there, then it obediently stopped.
The kid is amazing, it's amazing to watch. When you watch Jordan Spieth you think "wow, how does he do it?".
Spieth (-11), Kuchar (-9)
Jordan Spieth is interrupted by a cameraman as he pulls his wedge back. "Come on man," laughs Spieth. " I was on my backswing."
I suppose you can laugh when you're two shots ahead. He returns to address his ball, knocking up a chip that pitches just past the pin and checks sharpish.
Koepka (-4), Connelly (-2)
Brooks Koepka signs off on a 71 on Sunday. That puts the US Open champion at four under par for the tournament.
Koepka was playing alongside 20-year-old Canadian Austin Connelly, who finished his first ever major at two under par. Top effort.
Jay Townsend
BBC Radio 5 live golf expert
Now, Kuchar is gambling. That is a gamble, he didn't have a good lie. He should try and make two birdies and hope for the best.
Spieth (-11), Kuchar (-9)
Kuchar flies his approach to the stick, asking his ball to sit. That it does, pitching about 10 feet short, at about 4 o'clock to the flag. Birdie chance.