Webb Simpson began Sunday's final round four strokes off the lead in the 2012 U.S. Open and did about the best he could under the circumstances to finish at +1. The field came back to him, and when things were said and done, Simpson had captured the 2012 national championship.
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Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell entered the day tied for the lead at one-under, but neither one was able to solidify a position at the top of the leaderboard. By the time the pair reached 18 -- with Simpson watching from the club house -- they were both in need of a birdie in order to force a playoff.
Furyk ended up in a bunker to the left of the 18th green and never had a real shot at a birdie. McDowell had set himself up with a makeable birdie putt, but he missed it to the left, sealing Simpson's first career major title.
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