Woodland Secures Major #1

The U.S. Open has had its fair share of talking points in recent years but the 2019 tournament was quite simply about the quality of golf on show.

With both Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy nicely placed going into the final round at Pebble Beach, there was much hope for a British winner come Sunday morning. Unfortunately, a closing 74 (three-over-par) left Rose in T3 for the week, whilst McIlroy mixed two double-bogeys with three bogeys and six birdies – par golf is clearly overrated – for a closing 71 and a T9 finish.

Not even serial Major winner Brooks Koepka could do anything about Gary Woodland’s brilliance over the four days in California, with the world’s best golfer having to settle for second place – bringing his stranglehold of the U.S. Open to an end.