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A decade later, Tom Watson pitched in from heavy rough left of the 17th green, finishing with birdies on the last two holes to outlast Nicklaus and win his lone U.S. Open title. Brooks Koepka arrives at Pebble aiming to make more history. The No. 1 player in the world has won four of the last eight majors he's entered—including—and could become the first golfer since Willie Anderson to win three consecutive U.S. Opens.
2019 Masters champion Tiger Woods always expects to contend at Pebble Beach, which rewards accurate iron play and demands short game prowess. He leads the PGA Tour in greens in regulation and hit 71 percent of the tiny surfaces during his 2000 romp, while the field hit 48 percent—the lowest in recent Tour history. Woods is also eighth on Tour in strokes gained around the green in 2018-19.
Also there's another native son, the sentimental choice, Phil Mickelson, who won his fifth AT&T Pro-Am title in February and needs the U.S. Open to complete the career Grand Slam. Lefty has finished runner-up in the national championship six times.
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