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Updated: June 13, 2012, 9:29 PM ET
By Farrell Evans | ESPN.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last time the U.S. Open was in California, in 2010 at Pebble Beach, Graeme McDowell had an even par total to beat a star-studded leaderboard that included Ernie Els, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to claim his first major championship. McDowell was the first Northern Irishman to win a major since Fred Daly took the 1947 British Open.

Last year, two of McDowell's countrymen -- Rory McIlroy at the U.S. Open and Darren Clarke at the British Open -- would earn their first ...

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2012 U.S. OPEN

Webb Simpson

Webb Simpson earned his U.S. Open championship trophy as the last man standing against the Olympic Club's stern test. Gene Wojciechowski
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Where: San Francisco, Calif.
2012 course: The Olympic Club
Yardage, par: 7,170 yards, par-70
2012 champion: Webb Simpson
Past champions: Complete list
Olympic Club hole flyovers: Front 9 | Back 9
Topics: The U.S. Open

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