The 117th U.S. Open Championship

Brooks Koepka claims first Major victory

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Brooks Koepka’s first Major victory at the 117th U.S. Open Championship, held at Erin Hills in Wisconsin follows an unforgettable final day performance reroute to becoming the 2017 U.S. Open Champion. In achieving this landmark victory, the 27-year-old joins an exclusive list of golfers to have won the prestigious Major championship. Originating in 1895, the tournament has been won by the game’s undisputed greats, and fellow Rolex Testimonees including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, otherwise known as golf’s “Big Three”.

The most recent Rolex Testimonees to have tasted U.S. Open victory include South African Retief Goosen and Tiger Woods, who claimed three U.S. Open titles between them, as well Martin Kaymer and Jordan Spieth, whose successes came in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Commencing the final day’s play 11-under-par alongside fellow Testimonee Justin Thomas, one shot behind the leader, Koepka made a fast start with birdies on the first and second holes, before holing a 30-foot putt on the eighth, to move to -14 and claim the outright lead.