2017 U.S. Open (golf)
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The 2017 U.S. Open Championship was the 117th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, northwest of Milwaukee. Brooks Koepka claimed his first major title with a 16-under-par 272, four strokes ahead of runners-up Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama. Koepka's score matched the lowest ever at the championship, set in 2011 by Rory McIlroy.[2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 15–18, 2017 |
Location | Erin, Wisconsin |
Course(s) | Erin Hills |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,741 yards (7,078 m) |
Field | 156 players, 68 after cut |
Cut | 145 (+1) |
Prize fund | $12,000,000[1] €10,745,944 |
Winner's share | $2,160,000[1] €1,934,270 |
Champion | |
Brooks Koepka | |
272 (−16) | |
This was the first U.S. Open in Wisconsin, but marked its fifth major, following four editions of the PGA Championship. The PGA was played in 1933 at Blue Mound in Wauwatosa, and at Whistling Straits near Kohler in 2004, 2010, and 2015.
The purse was a record for a major at $12 million, and the winner's share exceeded $2 million for the first time, at $2.16 million.[1]