2017 US Open Golf Tournament

Brooks Koepka became a first-time major championship winner at the 2017 U.S. Open, playing on a golf course that had its major-championship coming out, too. That was Erin Hills in Wisconsin, a long golf course with wide, firm fairways whose qualities played into the hands of long-bombing drivers...such as Koepka.

Quick Bits

• Winner: Brooks Koepka, 272
• Dates: June 15-18, 2017
• Golf course: Erin Hills
• U.S. Open number: This was the 117th time the championship was played.

Scoring Records Challenged, Fall at 2017 US Open

The scoring was good at Erin Hills in its U.S. Open debut. Played as a par-72, Erin Hills gave up just the fifth round of 63 in U.S. Open history to Justin Thomas in the third round. At 9-under, that was the best score in relation to par in tournament history.

And the winner, Koepka, tied the tournament's 72-hole record for strokes under par at 16-under.

Prior to the 2017 U.S. Open, only two golfers had ever finished double-digits under par in a U.S. Open (Tiger Woods in 2000 and Rory McIlroy in 2011). But Koepka was one of seven golfers to do it at Erin Hills.

Brooks Koepka's Path to US Open Champ

Koepka began his professional golf career playing on the European Challenge Tour and posted four victories. That performance moved him up to the European Tour, and he first won there in 2014.

That same season, Koepka posted a couple early season showings strong enough to earn enough money for PGA Tour membership the remainder of 2014. And in early 2015, he posted his first PGA Tour victory.

It was an unusual path for an American golfer, but it sure worked out well for Koepka.

And at the 2017 U.S. Open? Koepka opened with a 67, two off the first-round lead held by Rickie Fowler.

Koepka moved into a four-way tie for the lead at the midway point with a second-round 70.

In Round 3, Brian Harman moved him to the top of the leaderboard at 12-under. Koepka shot 68 to finish the third round at 11-under, in a three-way tie for second.

Harman was Koepka's main competition for much of the final round, but Harman eventually stumbled just a bit late and finished at 12-under 276, tied for second place.

Koepka, meanwhile, just kept booming drives and, on the back nine in particular, making putts. He shot 67 in the final round to finish at 272.

2017 US Open Scores

Results from the 2017 U.S. Open golf tournament played at Erin Hills golf course in Erin, Wisconsin (a-amateur):