Gary Woodland wins 119th US Open, his first major title
Posted: Jun 17, 2019 1:30 AM EST
By Amir Vera, CNN
(CNN) -- American Gary Woodland won the 2019 United States Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California Sunday.
The victory secures the 35-year-old's first major career title. Woodland finished 13-under par for the championship, and held off world No. 1 Brooks Koepka in the final round.
The two-time defending champion Koepka finished second with a score of 10-under par.
A native of Topeka, Kansas, Woodland went pro in 2007. Prior to that, he played basketball at Washburn University, then transferred to the University of Kansas on a golf scholarship, according to his 2005-06 player profile at KU.
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