who has won the us open golf 2018 title in new york
Brooks Koepka
title: 2018 U.S. Open (golf) text: scores, relative to par"<br> 2018 U.S. Open (golf) The 2018 United States Open Championship was the 118th U.S. Open, held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York, about east of New York City on Long Island; it was the fifth time the U.S. Open was held at this course. Defending champion Brooks Koepka shot a final round 68 for 281 (+1) to win his second straight U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tommy Fleetwood, who closed with the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history. Koepka was only the third to successfully defend the title title: 2018 U.S. Open (golf) text: 2018 U.S. Open (golf) The 2018 United States Open Championship was the 118th U.S. Open, held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York, about east of New York City on Long Island; it was the fifth time the U.S. Open was held at this course. Defending champion Brooks Koepka shot a final round 68 for 281 (+1) to win his second straight U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tommy Fleetwood, who closed with the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history. Koepka was only the third to successfully defend the title since World War II, title: U.S. Open (golf) text: Arnold Palmer (1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1994), Seve Ballesteros (1978, 1994), Gary Player (1981, 1983), Lee Trevino (1983, 1984), Hale Irwin (1990, 2002, 2003), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), Tom Watson (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2010). Irwin won the 1990 U.S. Open after accepting a special exemption. In the 2016, a special exemption was extended to former champion Retief Goosen (2001, 2004). In 2018, a special exemption was extended to former U.S. Open champions Jim Furyk (2003) and Ernie Els (1994, 1997). The purse at the 2017 U.S. Open was $12 million, and the winner's title: 2018 Open Championship text: classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink (2), Darren Clarke (2), David Duval, Ernie Els (2), Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington (2), Zach Johnson (2), Tom Lehman, Sandy Lyle, Rory McIlroy (2,3,4,5,10), Phil Mickelson (2,4,15), Louis Oosthuizen (2,4,15), Jordan Spieth (2,3,4,8,9,12,15), Henrik Stenson (2,4,5), Tiger Woods Rafa Cabrera-Bello (4,5), Branden Grace (4,5,15), Brooks Koepka (4,8,12,15), Matt Kuchar (4,12,15), Marc Leishman (4,12,15), Li Haotong (4,5), Alex Norén (4,5,6), Matthew Southgate Kiradech Aphibarnrat (5), Daniel Berger (12,15), Patrick Cantlay (12), Paul Casey (12), Kevin Chappell (12,15), Jason Day (10,11,12,15), title: 2018 U.S. Open (golf) text: category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses. Lucas Glover, Dustin Johnson (12,13,14), Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka (11,12,13,14), Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy (6,7,13,14), Justin Rose (12,13,14), Webb Simpson (8,12,13,14), Jordan Spieth (5,6,12,13,14), Tiger Woods Doug Ghim (a), Noah Goodwin (a), Matt Parziale (a) Harry Ellis (a) Sergio García (12,13,14), Patrick Reed (12,13,14), Bubba Watson (13,14), Danny Willett Zach Johnson (13,14), Phil Mickelson (13,14), Henrik Stenson (13,14) Jason Day (8,12,13,14), Jason Dufner (12,13,14), Justin Thomas (11,12,13,14), Jimmy Walker (13,14) Kim Si-woo (13,14) Francesco Molinari (13,14) Kenny Perry Tommy Fleetwood (13,14), Rickie Fowler (12,13,14), Bill Haas, Brian Harman