During the first three rounds, Koepka shot 67-70-68 and one shot behind the leader, Brian Harman.
The 26-year-old Englishman birdied the second hole, but three bogeys in six holes meant that he trailed Koepka by five shots. The American shot a record-breaking 63 which matched the lowest round in major history. "But you've got to tip your cap to him". "Hopefully, though, in the future, in majors, I can play in the either last or next-to-last group to give myself a better chance". The honor and prestige of winning the event are what many golfers dream of accomplishing during their career, and the victory also comes with a first prize check of $2.16 million. He was tied with Harman. "There's one on every hole so I knew where I stood", Koepka said. "Came up a little bit short". "No regrets, I did play well".
Matsuyama equaled Isao Aoki's record for the best finish by a Japanese man in any of the four majors.
Hisako Higuchi, victor of the LPGA Championship in 1977, remains the only Japanese golfer to win a major championship on either the PGA or LPGA tours.
The stretch during which Koepka won this tournament started on the 13th hole Sunday. It needed a quiet week after the rules mess at Oakmont and the putting surfaces at Chambers Bay, two U.S. Opens saved by the quality of the winners, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth.
US Open champion Brooks Koepka has revealed he was "tired of golf" while leading a competition that would eventually earn him graduation to the European Tour.
And now he gets to keep it for a year, with his name on it.
"I got into a auto accident and couldn't play baseball, hockey and basketball", the 27-year-old tells CNN Sport's Patrick Snell.
"I had an opportunity today and didn't get it done".
Brooks Koepka reacts on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.
He played solidly on Saturday, making par on 15 of the 18 holes, but two bogeys and just one birdie on 18 saw him enter the final day on two over par, well off the pace and out of contention.
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NOTEWORTHY: Koepka is the seventh straight first-time major victor.
Tommy Fleetwood of England finished fourth at 277.
He beat everyone at Erin Hills, and in the end, it wasn't even close.
But they aren't the U.S. Open. But the low scoring went much deeper than that.
Only McIlroy and Tiger Woods had previously finished double digits under par in the game's toughest test, while no runner-up had ever managed such a total.
I remember playing Pebble Beach and being amazed at how tricky it is.
He rolled in a long putt from the fringe of the green for his second birdie of the day on four, and then hit his approach to tap-in range on the fifth for another.
He had a four-shot lead with two holes to play.
Koepka got in trouble again on the par-five 14th when he put his second shot in a bunker.
"I think that the one thing that is awkward coming here for the first time is that no one really has any idea what to expect", Andy North, two-time U.S. Open champion said.
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