{"id":1311477,"date":"2019-06-16T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/woodland-denies-history-with-us-open-title-at-pebble-beach\/"},"modified":"2019-06-16T23:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T05:08:00","slug":"woodland-denies-history-with-us-open-title-at-pebble-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/woodland-denies-history-with-us-open-title-at-pebble-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodland denies history with US Open title at Pebble Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.9407166123778\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-981467-115\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-6.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament with his mother Linda, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament with his mother Linda, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-7.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament with his mother Linda, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-8.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-9.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland hits from the rough on the 11th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland hits from the rough on the 11th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-10.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland hits from the rough on the 11th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-11.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-12.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Brooks Koepka reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Brooks Koepka reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-13.jpg\" alt=\"Brooks Koepka reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Matt York)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-14.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Justin Rose, of England, hits out of the bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Justin Rose, of England, hits out of the bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-14.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Rose, of England, hits out of the bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-15.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-15.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-16.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Golf_23180-8353a1-16.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/woodland-denies-history-with-us-open-title-at-pebble-beach\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/woodland-denies-history-with-us-open-title-at-pebble-beach\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. \u2014 In front of Gary Woodland was a 263-yard shot to the scariest green on any par 5 at Pebble Beach, especially with a U.S. Open on the line. Behind him by one shot on the leaderboard was Brooks Koepka, the most dangerous figure in major championship golf these days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The safe shot was to lay up on the 14th and take his chances with a wedge<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe idea was to play for the win,\u201d Woodland said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With an extra boost of confidence from his caddie \u2014 Brennan Little, who was on the bag for Mike Weir in his Masters victory \u2014 Woodland delivered the shot of his life with a 3-wood that narrowly cleared a bunker, settled on the edge of the green and set up a birdie that gave him the cushion he needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The rest was pure theater \u2014 a 90-foot pitch off the 17th green he nearly holed, a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 2-under 69 and a three-shot victory that denied Koepka\u2019s bold bid to match a century-old record with a third straight U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Woodland\u2019s pitch across the 17th green over a hump that checked and trickled to tap-in range effectively clinched it, taking its place with other big moments on the 17th green in the U.S. Open such as Jack Nicklaus and his 1-iron off the pin and Tom Watson\u2019s chip-in birdie. It even got the attention of Nicklaus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cTook a lot of guts,\u201d Nicklaus said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Woodland had that it abundance, along with a message from an inspirational friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou got this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Until Sunday, when he cradled the silver trophy at Pebble Beach, Woodland got more attention from one hole in a pro-am at the Phoenix Open. He was gracious and encouraging to Amy Bockerstette, a 20-year-old with Down Syndrome and sheer optimism. Woodland invited her to hit a shot on the par-3 16th (into a bunker). He wanted to blast it out of the sand but she said, \u201cI got this.\u201d She hit it out to 8 feet and made the putt. The PGA Tour-produced video has more than 20 million views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI told myself that a million times today,\u201d Woodland said. \u201cI\u2019ve got this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Koepka didn\u2019t make it easy, keeping the pressure on Woodland until the very end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Both represent the modern athlete in golf. Both are unflappable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Needing three putts to win, Woodland finished in style. He raised both arms in the air to salute the crowd, turned toward the Pacific and slammed down his fist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI never let myself get ahead,\u201d Woodland said. \u201cOnce that went in, it all came out of me. It\u2019s special to finish it off here at Pebble Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Koepka had to settle for a footnote in history. He closed with a 68, making him the first player with all four rounds in the 60s at a U.S. Open without winning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was awesome to come this close to going three in a row. It\u2019s incredible,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really think about it until I was done on 18 and realized how close I actually was to not making history, but tying it, I guess you could say. Just wasn\u2019t meant to be this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Distance was no problem for Woodland on the 14th hole. It was the potential outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cLeft is not good, right is out-of-bounds, long is not ideal and the bunker speaks for itself,\u201d Woodland said. \u201cSo to execute that shot under the pressure, under the situation, that shot gave me the confidence. I felt better after hitting that shot on the golf course today than I had in a long, long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He believes it allowed him to hit one just as good on the 17th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Woodland dropped the 5-iron from his hands when it sailed well to the right of the green with the pin 90 feet away over a hump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Up ahead on the par-5 18th, Koepka drilled a 3-iron just over the back of the green, leaving him a 50-foot chip for eagle to tie, with a birdie likely to do the trick considering what Woodland faced on the 17th. Koepka chipped to 10 feet and narrowly missed the birdie putt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Woodland, unable to hit putter and get anywhere near the hole, opted to pitch it with a 64-degree wedge. He clipped it perfectly just over the hump, and it checked about 12 feet from the hole and trickled by the pin to secure par, and effectively the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was just trying to get it over that hump,\u201d Woodland said. \u201cI thought it had a chance to go in, but it\u2019s not one I want over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Woodland played conservatively down the 18th and made one last birdie that only mattered in the record book. He was aware that Tiger Woods had a 12-under 272 during his historic rout at Pebble Beach in 2000, and he topped him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That birdie put him at 13-under 271 and earned him $2.25 million, the richest payoff in golf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The difference was Woods won by 15 shots and was the only player under par. With a marine layer blocking the sunshine, and no significant wind at Pebble Beach all week, 31 players finished under par.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Koepka started four shots behind in his bid to join Willie Anderson as the only players to go back-to-back-to-back in the toughest test in golf. He made up ground quickly with four birdies in five holes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI felt like, \u2018We\u2019ve got a ball game now,\u2019\u201d Koepka said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He failed to get up-and-down from a bunker for birdie on the par-5 sixth, and missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 seventh. Still, he stayed within range, just like he wanted, knowing that anything could happen on the back nine of a U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Something wonderful happened to Woodland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cGary played a hell of a round today,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cProps to him to hang in there. To go out in style like that is pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Of the four other players who had a shot at three straight U.S. Opens, no one came closer than Koepka. He now has a victory in the PGA Championship and runner-up finishes in the Masters and U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Justin Rose was the only one who caught Woodland all day, with a birdie on the opening hole. Rose bogeyed from the bunker on No. 2 as Woodland birdied, and he never caught up. Rose fell out of the race with three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the back nine. He shot 74 and shared third with Xander Schauffele (67), Jon Rahm (68) and Chez Reavie (71).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Woods birdied six of his last 12 holes and was never a factor. He tied for 21st, 11 shots behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP golf: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Golf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Golf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/woodland-denies-history-with-us-open-title-at-pebble-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Woodland celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP | AP Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. 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