Woodland holds off Rose and Koepka to win US Open

An emotional Gary Woodland celebrated his first major title at Pebble Beach

The finest tribute payable to Gary Woodland for this, his maiden major triumph, lies in the identity of the individual he held off.

As Brooks Koepka stalked to within one stroke of Woodland, through various stages of this US Open’s closing round, the outcome appeared a formality. Koepka, such a specialist in this major championship domain, was on the verge of history in seeking to become only the second man to win three US Opens in succession.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Rh3pLd