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Cape Town - The 119th US Open concluded in thrilling fashion on Sunday at Pebble Beach, crowning a new Major champion in American Gary Woodland.
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Woodland finished on 13-under par, for a three shot victory over compatriot Brooks Koepka.
For his four day efforts, Woodland banked a cool $2.25 million (R33.3 million) and saw his world ranking jump from 25th to 12th.
Only three of the nine South Africans to start the tournament last Thursday made the halfway cut for the weekend.
Louis Oosthuizen was by some distance the top performer among his countrymen, finishing in a tie for seventh on six-under par. Oosthuizen, the world's No 21, took home $367 387 (R5.45 million).
Erik van Rooyen, who has enjoyed a rapid rise up the ranks in the past 12 months and now finds himself comfortably inside the top 100 golfers in the world (at 87th), finished in a tie for 43rd on two-over par. That effort was good enough for the likeable 29-year-old to earn $41 500 (R615 000).
The third and final South African to make the cut was Justin Walters. With respect, the 38-year-old surprised all but himself in finishing at six-over par in a tie for 65th place. Walters, at 338th in the world rankings, banked $23 851 (R353 000) for his four rounds.
The six South African who missed the halfway cut which feel at two-over par were Branden Grace (3-over), Jovan Rebula and Justin Harding (4-over), Dean Burmester (5-over), Ernie Els (6-over) and Merrick Bremner (16-over).
Final round scores on Monday in the 119th US Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links (par-71):
271 - Gary Woodland (USA) 68-65-69-69
274 - Brooks Koepka (USA) 69-69-68-68
277 - Jon Rahm (ESP) 69-70-70-68, Xander Schauffele (USA) 66-73-71-67, Chez Reavie (USA) 68-70-68-71, Justin Rose (ENG) 65-70-68-74
278 - Adam Scott (AUS) 70-69-71-68, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 66-70-70-72
279 - Henrik Stenson (SWE) 68-71-70-70, Chesson Hadley (USA) 68-70-70-71, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 68-69-70-72
280 - Viktor Hovland (NOR) 69-73-71-67, Danny Willett (ENG) 71-71-67-71, Matt Wallace (ENG) 70-68-71-71, Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) 69-71-72-68
281 - Francesco Molinari (ITA) 68-72-71-70, An Byeong-Hun (KOR) 70-72-68-71, Webb Simpson (USA) 74-68-73-66, Matt Kuchar (USA) 69-69-70-73, Graeme McDowell (NIR) 69-70-70-72
282 - Jason Day (AUS) 70-73-70-69, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 69-73-70-70, Patrick Cantlay (USA) 73-71-68-70, Tiger Woods (USA) 70-72-71-69, Alex Prugh (USA) 75-69-70-68, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 70-74-69-69, Paul Casey (ENG) 70-72-73-67
283 - Sepp Straka (AUT) 68-72-76-67, Shane Lowry (IRL) 75-69-70-69, Nate Lashley (USA) 67-74-70-72, Jim Furyk (USA) 73-67-72-71
284 - Marcus Kinhult (SWE) 74-70-74-66, Billy Horschel (USA) 73-70-71-70, Patrick Reed (USA) 71-73-72-68
285 - Marc Leishman (AUS) 69-74-70-72, Martin Kaymer (GER) 69-75-71-70, Jason Dufner (USA) 70-71-73-71, Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 69-74-73-69, Dustin Johnson (USA) 71-69-71-74, Brandon Wu (USA) 71-69-71-74, Collin Morikawa (USA) 71-73-72-69, Aaron Wise (USA) 66-71-79-69
286 - Nick Taylor (CAN) 74-70-70-72, Erik van Rooyen (RSA) 71-73-72-70, Rory Sabbatini (SVK) 72-71-73-70, Tom Hoge (USA) 71-73-71-71, Rickie Fowler (USA) 66-77-71-72, Andrew Putnam (USA) 73-71-73-69
287 - Abraham Ancer (MEX) 74-68-69-76, Kevin Kisner (USA) 73-70-75-69, Daniel Berger (USA) 73-70-74-70
288 - Li Haotong (CHN) 71-70-72-75, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 69-70-75-74, Carlos Ortiz (MEX) 70-70-75-73, Scott Piercy (USA) 67-72-72-77, Phil Mickelson (USA) 72-69-75-72, Charles Howell III (USA) 72-70-74-72
289 - Emiliano Grillo (ARG) 68-74-74-73, Adrià Arnaus (ESP) 69-75-73-72, Zach Johnson (USA) 70-69-79-71, Harris English (USA) 71-69-76-73, Andy Pope (USA) 72-71-75-71, Charlie Danielson (USA) 72-70-77-70, Chandler Eaton (USA) 72-70-73-74
290 - Rafael Cabrera (ESP) 70-74-74-72, Justin Walters (RSA) 72-72-77-69, Kyle Stanley (USA) 71-73-75-71, Brian Stuard (USA) 71-73-74-72, Jordan Spieth (USA) 72-69-73-76, Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 71-73-73-73
291 - Rhys Enoch (WAL) 78-66-71-76
292 - Cameron Smith (AUS) 71-72-77-72, Clément Sordet (FRA) 76-68-74-74, Billy Hurley III (USA) 73-70-73-76, Luke Donald (ENG) 72-70-77-73
294 - Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 71-73-78-72
295 - Brandt Snedeker (USA) 75-69-74-77
297 - Chip McDaniel (USA) 71-73-76-77
304 - Michael Thorbjornsen (USA) 71-73-84-76
