A glance at the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York:

Winner: Brooks Koepka, who shot a final-round 68 to finish at 1-over 281.

Just behind: Tommy Fleetwood, who tied a U.S. Open record with a final-round 63. He was a shot back at 282. Dustin Johnson finished another shot back, followed by Masters champion Patrick Reed at 4-over-par.

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Back-to-back: It was the second straight U.S. Open title for Koepka, the first player do to it since Curtis Strange in 1989.

Notable: Koepka’s 75 on Thursday was the highest first round of a U.S. Open winner since Ray Floyd in 1986.

Key stat: The last five major championships have been won by Americans in their 20s.

Quotable: ”Man it feels good to hold this again.” – Koepka on the U.S. Open trophy.

Next year: The U.S. Open returns to Pebble Beach June 13-16, 2019.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) The key hole in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open:

Hole: 11

Par: 3

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Yards: 159

Average: 3.2

Rank: T6

Key fact: Winner Brooks Koepka hit his tee shot left in the deep fescue, then chipped into a bunker. He blasted out to 8 feet to save bogey and retain his lead.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Curtis Strange stood by the 18th green at Shinnecock Hills, working for the TV broadcast and ready to welcome Brooks Koepka into the small fraternity of back-to-back U.S. Open winners.

”I’m happy for him. I hope it means as much to him,” said Strange, who won in 1988 and ’89 and was the last to win two in a row before Koepka matched him Sunday. ”Now he’s going to learn things about Willie Anderson that I learned about that I never thought I would.”

A year after shooting 16 under to win at Erin Hills by four strokes, Koepka repeated in the challenging conditions at Shinnecock. He shot 2 under par in the final round to finish the tournament at 1 over, one stroke ahead of Tommy Fleetwood.

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Koepka is the seventh person to win the U.S. Open in back-to-back years, a group that began with Anderson from 1903-05 and also includes Bobby Jones (1929-30) and Ben Hogan (1950-51). Strange had been the last.

”Twenty-nine years. It shows how hard ..

SOUTHAMPTON (AP) The whiners went home early, beaten down by Shinnecock Hills and the USGA’s clumsy efforts to turn the venerable golf course into something it was never meant to be.

Brooks Koepka stood tall, holding a U.S. Open trophy high for the second straight year because he knew what it took to win.

”You got to have some grit, some heart,” Koepka said the night before. ”I mean, I’ve won one, so why not win another?”

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Why not, indeed. Whining is for losers, and the man who emerged from the chaos to become the first player to win back-to-back Opens in nearly 30 years didn’t have time for it from the moment he set foot on Shinnecock Hills.

He went about his business while others fretted about green speeds and the wind. He kept his mouth shut as others complained the pins were too severe and the greens too bumpy.

And he sure didn’t think of trying to send a message to the USGA by making a mockery of the game like Phil Mickelson did on Saturday when th..

Here is a breakdown of how much prize money every golfer earned from the $12 million purse that the USGA awarded at this week's U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills

Streeter LeckaSOUTHAMPTON, NY – JUNE 17: Brooks Koepka of the United States kisses girlfriend Jena Sims as they walk off the 18th green during the final round of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 17, 2018 in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)Fox Sports' coverage of the 2018 U.S. Open will be remembered in part for a vulgar conversation in the crowd picked up by microphones on Friday. But overall, the network had a good week, and its lead play-by-play man avoided another WAGs-related gaffe at the conclusion of the tournament. Of course, it helps when the same guy wins for a second consecutive year.
So this time, Joe Buck was prepared when Brooks Koepka and girlfriend Jena Sims celebrated another U.S. Open title. The veteran broadcaster didn't mention Sims in the immediate aftermath, but he did — with emphasis — when Fox came back from a break and showed the two walking hand-in-hand at Shinnecock Hills.
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Brooks Koepka wins the U.S. Open for the second straight year. Holly Sonders recaps his performance. Sponsored by #Lexus

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Brooks Koepka has the game to win a U.S. Open on any course.

One year after Koepka overpowered the wide fairways of Erin Hills in a U.S. Open remembered for low scoring, he navigated his way through the brutal conditions of Shinnecock Hills and closed with a 2-under 68 to become the first repeat champion in 29 years.

Curtis Strange, the last player to go back-to-back in this major, watched the entire final round Sunday as the Fox Sports reporter on the ground, and they shared a brief hug off the 18th green after Koepka tapped in for bogey and a one-shot victory.

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Koepka captured his second major Sunday. It would not have been possible without his 72 on Saturday in conditions so severe the last 45 players to tee off in the third round didn’t break par. The USGA conceded the course was over the top and pledged to get it right for the final round.

No one took advantage like Tommy Fleetwood, who made eight birdies – none of the two par..

Brooks Koepka talks with Curtis Strange after becoming the 7th golfer in history to win back to back US Open Championships.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Leaning on his club, Matt Parziale crossed one leg over the other and placed the free hand on his hip. His caddie mirrored his position and used Parziale’s bag as his source of support. The two looked almost identical, just one older than the other.

Being related will do that.

Parziale’s dad, Vic Parziale, has been with his son throughout his entire U.S. Open journey, starting Monday and ending on Father’s Day. Matt finished 5 over par Sunday to tie for low amateur at 16 over for the tournament.

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”We do stand alike out there,” Vic said. ”It’s funny.”

Said Matt: ”I don’t like it, but that’s how life goes.”

He’s kidding. The idea of turning into his dad doesn’t scare him.

”He’s the best guy I know,” Matt said. ”If I can be half that good, I’ll be doing all right.”

It’s a classic like father, like son relationship.

Matt, 31, is a full-time firefighter in Brockton, Massachusetts. Vic retired from the same station last year after 32..