A slew of never-won-a-major players were in the mix Sunday to win the U.S. Open. In the end, Brooks Koepka separated himself from the pack in a big way.
In just his 15th try, Koepka won his first major championship, pulling away from the pack with a torrid back nine and shooting a 5-under 67 to seize this U.S. Open and tie Rory McIlroy’s record for best score to par in tournament history.
Throughout the day, the likes of Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood and more pressed Koepka, but the 27-year-old from Florida was too much on a windy Father’s Day in Wisconsin.