Two heavyweight golfers slugged it out in the final round of the 119th U.S. Open Sunday, and when it was over, Gary Woodland had earned the first major championship of his career by getting the best of Pebble Beach and winning the third major championship of the year by three strokes over two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka.
Woodland had moved to the lead by the end of the second round, and he continued to maintain his advantage after 54 holes. That was not necessarily good news for Woodland, because he had failed in seven previous opportunities when had the lead after three rounds and had not won any.