Downtown Topeka crowd cheers U.S. Open champ Woodland

Topeka native Gary Woodland’s extended family has traveled across the country to watch him play.

So it was no surprise Tuesday evening when those close to him — Gary and Wanda Bond, Yolanda McKeever and Payne Mendenhall, among others — joined Woodland in downtown Topeka for a block party celebrating the professional golfer’s June 16 win at the U.S. Open.

Gary Bond said he and his wife watched the tournament “every step of the way.”

“We were all screaming and cheering when he won,” Wanda Bond said.

“We’re his fans,” McKeever added.

(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)