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Brooks Koepka was Sunday's biggest winner after he earned the U. Open title at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. The American's accountant was the day's second-biggest winner. The payouts for the top finishers are below, courtesy of ESPN.
He had finished in the top 10 just four times in 14 major tournaments as well. He believed he was as good as most of the lads, he just wasn't winning. Last seven major winners were all first-timers.
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Day Willett DJ Stenson Walker Sergio Koepka An insane list. Golf Digest 's Mike O'Malley shared an anecdote detailing how far the U. Open champion has come:.
When Brooks Koepka was 8, he was asking Phil Mickelson for an autograph at the Masters. Nineteen years later, he's a U. While others, including Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas, made waves with their impressive single-round scores, consistency was the biggest key behind Koepka's win. He finished under par on each of the four days and carded five bogeys for the entire tournament.
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As a whole, Koepka landed The question now becomes how Koepka can follow up from his U. The last two champions, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth, went on to finish in the top 10 at The Open Championship the same year.
The three champions before them, however, failed to place higher than 70th at the overseas event. Open could be the breakthrough Koepka needed.
He entered the weekend 19th in the FedExCup standings and was a member of the United States' Ryder Cup team, winning three of his four matches.
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Koepka was one of the better young golfers on the PGA Tour without a major title on his resume. That's no longer the case, and the experience he gained at Erin Hills should help him should he once again be in contention for a major championship.
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