His 9 under was the best-ever U.S. Open score in relation to par. After Harman's second successive bogey at 13, Koepka shifted gears, grabbed the trophy by the scruff of the neck, and blitzed his way to glory. "And I think this is hopefully major number one and there's many more to come". So it was pretty cool to get that, and to play well today (Sunday) on top of it was extra special. The average score in the fourth round was 73.9.
Koepka carried a one-stroke lead into the back nine after a birdie at No. 8, but quickly fell back into a tie with Harman. "I think I'll be more comfortable playing in the big events, and (it'll) help me play better the next time". Just came up a little short. "I called him and I was like, I don't even want to play".
Matsuyama watched the finish on television in the clubhouse.
"You don't get many rounds at the U.S. Open that are stress-free", Fowler said.
He won that tournament, made it to the regular European Tour, and then made it home to the PGA Tour.
Koepka broke away from Matsuyama and the pack with three straight birdies on the back nine and closed with a 5-under 67. As Harman began to fade, Koepka poured it on with birdies over the next three holes, lightly pumping his fist after each one.
And it was a baptism of fire for both US Open rookies Matt Wallace and Aaron Rai, who came through qualifying for the second major of the year.
Jordan Spieth, the world's sixth-ranked golfer, said he thought Erin was an "awesome course", and that he would like to see the Open return.
And now he gets to keep it for a year, with his name on it. Without a card on any tour when he got out of Florida State, he filled his passport with stamps from the most unlikely outposts in golf while playing the minor leagues on the European Tour - Kazakhstan and Kenya, Portugal and India and throughout Europe.
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel). Brooks Koepka reacts on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.
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Koepka, tied for the lead with six holes to play, finished at 16-under 272, matching the lowest score to par first set by Rory McIlroy six years ago at Congressional.
This year's U.S. Open was not only an impressive display of Brooks Koepka's talents and his intense competitiveness, but it also showed off the depth in the men's game, particularly with the young Americans.
"It gives you a good grounding", Fleetwood said. "Now he's done it in a major".
It was an incredible day of Golf yesterday at Erin Hills, Wisconsin. But the low scoring went much deeper than that. At that championship, there also is a particular type of player who has a unique chance to win.
He beat everyone at Erin Hills, and in the end, it wasn't even close.
Four other players are tied for 10th on seven under.
Matsuyama finished in fine style to secure second place, getting up and down for birdie with a chip from the rough next to the 18th green. "It went from (maybe) a good save and a tap-in par to now going 2 over through four and really behind the eight ball".
Woods won 14 majors in 46 starts from the 1997 Masters to the 2008 U.S. Open, an nearly other-worldly record in a sport where a 10 percent winning record is considered outstanding.
Justin Thomas had set a new record on the Saturday to put himself into contention.
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