ERIN, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
7:02 p.m.
Brooks Koepka has won the U.S. Open title for his first major championship.
The 27-year-old Koepka grabbed control with three straight birdies on the back nine at Erin Hills. He matched Rory McIlroy’s U.S. Open record by finishing at 16 under.
Koepka takes home $2.16 million, the largest single-day earnings in golf. He also extends the streak of first-time major winners to seven.
Koepka became the third straight American to win the title. It’s the first time that has happened since 1998-2000.
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6:23 p.m.
Brooks Koepka is closing in on the U.S. Open title.
The 27-year-old Koepka birdied No. 14 and 15 to open a three-stroke lead. Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman are tied for second at 12 under, followed by Tommy Fleetwood another stroke back.
Koepka is trying for his first major championship. He tied for 13th in last year’s Open at Oakmont.
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6 p.m.
Brooks Koepka is in position to win his first major title.
Brian Harman’s bogey on the par-4 12th gave Koepka a one-stroke lead in the final round of the U.S. Open. Koepka, playing one group ahead of Harman, is at 13 under.
Hideki Matsuyama is second at 12 under. He birdied the par-5 18th to close out a 6-under 66.
Harman also bogeyed No. 13 to drop back to 11 under.
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5:39 p.m.
Hideki Matsuyama is making one last push at the U.S. Open.
The 25-year-old Matsuyama had four birdies in a six-hole stretch to get to 11 under, just two shots back of co-leaders Brooks Koepka and Brian Harman.
Matsuyama has two holes left, compared to six for Koepka and seven for Harman.
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5:19 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler is the low amateur for this year’s U.S. Open.
The 20-year-old Scheffler, who plays for the University of Texas, finished at 1-under 287. He also played in the U.S. Open last year at Oakmont and missed the cut.
Cameron Champ was the lowest amateur heading into the final round, but he finished with a 4-over 76 to drop back to even par for the tournament.
Scheffler birdied No. 18 for a 1-over 73 in the final round.
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5:04 p.m.
Brooks Koepka and Brian Harman are tied for the U.S. Open lead heading to the last part of the final round.
Koepka had a one-stroke lead before he bogeyed No. 10 to drop back to 13 under. Rickie Fowler and Hideki Matsuyama are tied for third at 11 under.
Koepka is playing with Tommy Fleetwood, one group ahead of Harman and Justin Thomas.
Fleetwood is 10 under.
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4:41 p.m.
The race for low amateur at the U.S. Open is down to Cameron Champ’s last two holes.
Champ and Scottie Scheffler are tied at 1 under. Champ is 3 over in the final round with two holes to play.
The 20-year-old Scheffler birdied No. 18 to finish off a 1-over 73.
Scheffler plays for the University of Texas, and Champ plays for Texas A&M.
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4:06 p.m.
Fresh off his record-breaking third round, Justin Thomas is tumbling down the leaderboard at the U.S. Open.
Thomas bogeyed three of his first five holes to drop back to 8 under. He went from a tie for second at the beginning of the day to a tie for sixth.
It was a much different scene than Saturday, when Thomas matched a major record with a 63. Thomas’ 9-under 63 also broke Johnny Miller’s U.S. Open record for low round in relation to par.
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3:38 p.m.
Brooks Koepka is trying for his first major title, and he is off to a solid start in the final round of the U.S. Open.
Koepka birdied his first two holes to get to 13 under. Brian Harman, who had the lead coming into the day, made a long birdie putt on No. 3 to join Koepka on top.
Rickie Fowler is 1 under through four holes and tied for third with Tommy Fleetwood at 11 under.
Koepka tied for 13th in last year’s Open at Oakmont. Harman missed the cut in his previous two U.S. Opens.
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2:59 p.m.
The leaders are on the course at the U.S. Open.
Brian Harman and Justin Thomas were the last players to tee off at Erin Hills. They each hit their first shot into the rough.
Harman was on top at 12 under coming into the day. Thomas, Brooks Koepka and Tommy Fleetwood were one shot back.
Koepka birdied No. 1 to move into a tie with Harman for the top spot.
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2:20 p.m.
Jordan Spieth’s little sister was asking more than he could deliver at Erin Hills.
Spieth says he asked Ellie on Saturday night what she wanted him to do in the final round of the U.S. Open. She thought for a second and replied, “16 birdies.”
Spieth opened with a birdie on No. 1 and said to his caddie, “Fifteen more.” And then he made birdie on the next hole. Two down, 14 to go.
Three pars later, it was all over.
Spieth had a big grin on his face recounting the story. Smiles are rare at a U.S. Open when a player finishes before the leaders tee off. Then again, Spieth has always said Ellie is the funniest member of the family.
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