Webb Simpson Wins U.S. Open

Another major, another first-time major champion. Golf has its ninth straight first-time major winner, as Webb Simpson shoots a 2-under 68 on Sunday to win the 112th U.S. Open by a stroke over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson.

After last year's record-breaking performance by Rory McIlroy, the USGA returned to its normally brutal course setup at the Olympic Club in San Francisco this year, frustrating the most elite players in the world, and turning the tournament's final day into a survive and advance mentality.

Simpson, 26, did just that in capturing his first major, shooting a 68-68 in the final two rounds to become just the fifth U.S. Open champion to shoot in the 60's on the weekend. 


However, despite his outstanding final round, which included four birdies in five holes from holes 6-10, he had to watch third-round leader Jim Furyk bogey two of his last three holes and McDowell unable to recover from a horrible start, before securing the trophy.


"I never really wrapped my mind around winning," said Simpson. "This place is so demanding, and so all I was really concerned about was keeping the ball in front of me and making pars."