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The 2017 U.S. Open is in the books and in what’s becoming a familiar story (more on that, later), we have a first-time major winner. This time, it was Brooks Koepka.

Koepka not only claimed victory, but played the U.S. Open as well as it’s ever been played.

.@BKoepka ties the U.S. Open scoring record in relation to par. pic.twitter.com/xOyjwC2FsQ

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 19, 2017

No doubt, his performance is one of our main takeaways, but it’s not the only one.

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What were the 10 main takeaways from the 2017 U.S. Open?

1. Brooks Koepka wins his first major

Some players struggled on Sunday, but make no mistake, Koepka owned this tournament. He fired three rounds in the 60’s (and another at 70) to win his first major.

.@BKoepka

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