Woodland sees off Koepka to clinch first major title

Rory McIlroy left Pebble Beach Golf Links with his 20th top-10 finish at a major championship, but that was small consolation for the Northern Irishman.

Pete Cowen had given Gary Woodland everything he needed to succeed this week, so on Sunday morning he simply sent his pupil a text that had nothing to do with the golf swing or technique.

“It read, ‘Every man dies, but not every man lives, and you live for this moment,’ ” Woodland recounted.