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Gary Woodland's journey through heartbreak to U.S. Open champion
The road here was not easy -- there was pain and grief often for Gary Woodland -- but at this U.S. Open, there was only joy.
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Who is Gary Woodland? What you need to know about the new U.S. Open champion
Not everyone knows Gary Woodland. From his family to his love of basketball to his near misses on the PGA Tour, here's a look at the new U.S. Open champion.
Woodland holds off Koepka to win U.S. Open
Gary Woodland won the 119th U.S. Open by three strokes over Brooks Koepka at Pebble Beach on Sunday to capture his first major championship.
Golf
U.S. Open fallout: Woodland's big win, Koepka's close call and Tiger's weird week
What's next for Brooks Koepka after just missing out on another major? Will Tiger's game round back into form? We ask our experts the big questions coming out of the U.S. Open.
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video: sunday at the u.s. open
Woodland: 'I was as good as I've ever been'
Gary Woodland says he's most proud of his mental focus in the clutch. Woodland also says he was able to slow his thinking down and stay in the moment.
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Woodland remembers his college hoops days
Gary Woodland talks about his first love, playing basketball, and how he eventually transitioned to become a golfer.
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North: Woodland proved that he can finish a tournament
Andy North breaks down how Gary Woodland was able to win the U.S. Open and what Woodland proved to himself.
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Koepka: 'I played great, nothing I can do'
Brooks Koepka says though he played great at the U.S. Open, but there was nothing he could do as he praises Gary Woodland for winning.
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Tiger Woods
Woods kept 'fighting' to finish strong at U.S. Open
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ESPN.com
'This was the greatest day of my life': Fathers, sons and Pebble Beach
Nick Pietruszkiewicz
PGA Tour
Gary Woodland isn't just a golfer
U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland played basketball for Washburn University and got the chance to play against Kansas in an exhibition game.
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Top Headlines
- 4 Texans plead guilty in Masters ticket scheme
- Koepka's quest for Open history comes up short
- Amateur Hovland breaks Jack's U.S. Open mark
- Tiger fires 69 after early struggles, looks to Open
- Woodland holds off Koepka to win U.S. Open
- Birthday blues: Mickelson limps to finish at Pebble
- Henderson breaks Canadian LPGA wins record
Tiger chasing Jack
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The quest for 19: Tiger chasing Jack is a real conversation again
What once seemed unreasonable is a worthy conversation again -- for the experts, for his peers, for Tiger Woods himself. It's OK to talk about getting to or passing Jack Nicklaus' 18 majors.
Tiger's 5th Masters win
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How Tiger made the earth shake again at the Masters
To his children and his peers, Tiger was a memory at majors. On Sunday at Augusta, he reminded the world who he is by winning a fifth green jacket.
Tiger's comeback
- Return of the Roar
Tiger Woods: Return of the Roar
This 90-minute film chronicles the 2017-18 season that saw Woods overcome career-threatening back surgery to win on the PGA TOUR for the first time in five years.
