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Sunday 18 June 2017PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Koepka wins U.S. Open
Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 June 2017 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $12,000,000 USD · 117th U.S. Open
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/19°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 22.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 58 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Brian Harman USA · 276Led by one after 54 holes but made three back-nine bogeys while Koepka birdied 14, 15 and 16 2017 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia)
- Hideki Matsuyama JPN · 276Shot the day's low round, 66 (-6), from off the pace to tie for second, four behind 2017 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +1, 68 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Erin Hills, Erin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Hideki Matsuyama, Brian Harman
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 June 2017
But I just felt like I should be winning more. I don't know why. It's one of those things, not a big fan of losing, I don't think anyone out here is.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 June 2017
You've got 18 holes, just gut it out for that long and then you can celebrate.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 June 2017
My first response to that is I don't believe in moral victories. I had an opportunity today and I didn't get it done.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Hideki Matsuyama | 74 · 65 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Brian Harman | 67 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Bill Haas | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | 65 · 73 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | Charley Hoffman | 70 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Trey Mullinax | 71 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Justin Thomas | 73 · 69 · 63 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida; USA; turned pro 2012; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet