Brooks Koepka once regretted choosing golf over baseball. Stricker did even better, with a final round 69, finishing tied for 16th. Only six players had ever reached double digits under par in the previous 116 times at the U.S. Open.
"It was really cool".
"It's unbelievable, I don't really know what to say", he told Sky Sports. "But Brooks played so well today". On hole 12, just 1 stroke behind the leader, Fowler bogeyed to put him 2 behind, then bogeyed again on the 15th just before Koepka made his move. Stricker tapped in for par.
"We'll deal with that when we get there but it's going to be a nice experience".
He's not slowing down either.
Three years later and with grounding complete, he returned to the States to join the PGA Tour.
He's not sure if his wife, Nicki, will repeat as his caddie next week, though. They're very much a similar player, where nothing seems to bother them.
"He's going to overpower golf courses, and he's got a great demeanor", said Bill Haas, who finished tied for fifth. I don't want to say I was homesick, I was just exhausted of golf, exhausted of travelling.
Low amateur Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Champ of Texas A&M were also impressive.
His sister, Callie, served as his caddie at Erin Hills.
It was a unique U.S. Open. When the wind picked up Sunday, Ernie Els thought of another major championship. If you can play the ball on the ground, negotiate the elements, and be able to chuckle at the golf gods' menace, you might one day drink from the Claret Jug.
The 47-year-old South African has played in just about every imaginable condition over a 23-year PGA Tour career.
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His reaction was subdued, just like his close friend and last year's U.S. Open champion, Dustin Johnson. At that championship, there also is a particular type of player who has a unique chance to win.
That was five years ago, and each went his own way. I don't think anyone out here is. If not, it's fine.
"It gives you a good grounding", Fleetwood said.
And now he gets to keep it for a year, with his name on it. "It's been really good".
ERIN, Wis. (AP) - Before their names shared space on the silver U.S. Open trophy, Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth were together in a less attractive location.
No need to go through qualifying for Shinnecock Hills, after having to travel that route to arrive at Erin Hills.
The Japanese superstar would finish tied for second with American Butch Harmon around Erin Hills, four strokes behind victor Brooks Koepka. Mullinax qualified out of the Memphis, Tennessee, sectional.
For others, overnight rains softened the course and left it vulnerable to their attacking style, as Rickie Fowler tied a U.S. Open record with a seven under 65 in the first round.
"I did not know that".
HAIL THE KING: The 18th hole at Erin Hills had a special flag for the final round of the U.S. Open.
It takes a lot to get Koepka excited, and while a U.S. Open certainly does the trick, it was hard to tell. It featured a silhouette of Palmer in mid-stride, tossing his visor in the air.
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