ERIN, Wis. – Amid a crowded leaderboard and facing difficult conditions, Brooks Koepka barely broke a sweat en route to winning the U.S. Open. Golf: Koepka tames wind, nerves to win U.S. Open by four shots

ERIN, Wisconsin (Reuters) - American Brooks Koepka held firm against buffeting winds and crushing pressure to claim a sensational four-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday and become the latest in a growing line of first-time major winners. “That’s probably the most emotion I’ve ever shown coming down the stretch,” Koepka said. It was at the U.S. Open three years ago when Koepka tied for fourth that helped earn a PGA Tour card, and he powered his way from obscurity to his first PGA Tour victory in Phoenix, his first Ryder Cup team last fall and now a major championship. The muscular American, who started the day one back off the lead, tamed his nerves and a wind-whipped Erin Hills carding six birdies, including two to kick-start his round, against a single bogey for a 5-under-par 67 to finish four clear of compatriot Brian Harman (72) and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (66). Koepka, who finished at 16-under 272, became the seventh straight first-time winner of a major championship, and it was the first time since 1998-2000 that Americans won their national championship three straight years. Koepka’s father wasn’t at Erin Hills, so he had to watch his son like the rest of the golf world, as Brooks turned a tight leaderboard into a Father’s Day laugher “I didn’t get him a card,” Koepka said. Koepka's winning total of 16-under equals the lowest score to par for a U.S. Open, matching Rory McIlroy's victory at Congressional in 2011 on a par-71 layout.
In golf, Brooks Koepka of the United States wins the 2017 U.S. Open at the Erin Hills course. It is Koepka's first win at a major tournament.