PARIS (AP) — Michael Kim holed a 15-foot par putt on the last hole for a one-shot victory in the French Open on Sunday — his first worldwide title in seven years — while five-time major champion Brooks Koepka faded to a fourth-place finish.

Kim found a greenside bunker on the par-3 18th at Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche and came up short from the sand before rolling in the putt for a closing 6-under 65 and a four-day total of 16-under 268.

The 32-year-old became the first American to win the French Open since Barry Jaeckel in 1972. Other U.S. players to win the title include Walter Hagen and Byron Nelson.

“I kind of blacked out when that putt went in,” said the 64th-ranked Kim, whose last win came in 2018 — by eight shots — at the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour.

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