It really had it all...
American Brooks Koepka retained his US Open title with a one-shot victory over England's record-equalling Tommy Fleetwood at Shinnecock Hills much to my delight as anyone who read last week will know. Koepka, closed with a two-under-par 68 to top the leaderboard at one over and deny Fleetwood a first major title. Fleetwood, 27, had set the clubhouse lead at two over after a scintillating seven-under-par 63 - the joint-lowest round in US Open history while world number one Dustin Johnson shot a 70 to finish third on three over. There were two major talking points over the tournament, the setup of the course and Phil Mickleson deliberately hitting a moving ball. In my opinion the USGA were in the wrong in both cases. Shinnecock Hills is often voted as one of the best golf courses in the world, yet the USGA felt the need to make it play like a crazy golf course on the Saturday which for me was disappointing to see. As for Mickleson, I’m in no doubt he should have been disqualified and if not by the USGA he should have pulled himself out of the tournament. What he did was completely wrong and against the spirit of the game. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.
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