simpson prevails at 112th u.s. open
pga tour // u.s. open
�winner webb simpson
shot his second straight
68 sunday to finish the
u.s.open at one-over-par
281, taking the year’s second major by one stroke
over michael thompson
and graeme mcdowell.
simpson is the 15th different champion in the last 15
majors.
�key stretch simpson
birdied the sixth, seventh,
eighth and 10th holes
sunday to pull within one
stroke of leader Jim furyk.
they remained tied until
furyk bogeyed the 13th hole.
simpson finished with eight
straight pars to take the
clubhouse lead, and waited
as both furyk and mcdow-
ell, both at two over, failed
to birdie the 18th hole.
�noteworthy mcdow-
ell, who played the last four
holes at olympic club in
six under par for the week,
including two birdies on 18,
missed a 24-foot birdie putt
on the final hole that would
have forced a monday
playoff. … furyk, who began
the day tied with mcdowell,
didn’t have a birdie sunday.
… david toms shot 68 to fin-
ish t- 4, his second such fin-
ish in the last three majors.
… simpson’s best finish in
four previous major cham-
pionships was a t- 14 in last
year’s u.s. open. he is now
fifth on the world ranking.
� quotable
“i never really wrapped my mind around
winning. this place is so demanding, all i was
really concerned about was keeping the ball in
front of me and making pars.” —Webb simpson
“there’s a mixture of emotions inside me
right now. obviously disappointment,
deflation, pride. but mostly frustration, just
because i hit [four] fairways today.”
—graeme mcdo Well
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