Brooks Koepka made waves in the golf community for his much-publicized enmity against Bryson DeChambeau. The rivalry eventually ended with a one-off golf match between the two, which Koepka won comfortably. However, he has been subjected to hostilities against other Tour golfers, which Koepka has time and again rebuffed. There was a time when reports were suggesting that Koepka had a fall-out with Dustin Johnson, which he settled by calling the latter a “kid”.

What did the reports say about an alleged feud between Koepka and Johnson?

In the aftermath of the disappointing 2018 Ryder Cup, there were speculations of a major rift between high-profile players in the USA camp. Patrick Reed had made comments on Jordan Spieth’s request of not wanting him to be paired with Reed.

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However, the focal news that captured everyone’s attention was an altercation between Koepka and Johnson, following which they had to be separated. The incident reportedly occurred at the Ryder Cup after party following Team USA’s defeat to Europe.

What did Brooks Koepka say about Dustin Johnson?

Koepka was quick to clear the air, terming Johnson as one of his “best friends”. “This Dustin thing I don’t get,” Koepka said in a news conference at the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links event.

“There is no fight, no argument, he’s one of my best friends. I love the kid to death and we talked on the phone Monday and yesterday and he told me how he thought.”

Process this – Brooks Koepka is five years younger than compatriot Dustin Johnson and still calls him a kid. The two must be thick friends, though the equation has changed over recent years.

Koepka claims the media kept churning out stories

Koepka felt the disappointing performance in the Ryder Cup in Paris had prompted media houses to generate a story for the failure. “People like to make a story and run with it. It’s not the first time there’s been a news story that isn’t true that has gone out,” Koepka said.

“As far as the camaraderie [within the U.S. Ryder Cup team] it was fine, it was perfect. The problem is you guys try to find a reason why we lost and the simple reason is we didn’t play good.”

Team USA had suffered a humbling defeat to Team Europe, losing by 17½ points to 10½. The event was conducted at the Le Golf National in Paris.

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