Despite Having Weeks Passed, Brooks Koepka Still Can’t Accept the ‘Brutal’ Experience He Had at the Masters: “It Was Really Bad”

Published 05/19/2023, 11:30 AM EDT

The second major of the year, the PGA Championship, has already began, and is in full flow. The event was highly anticipated among golf fans. Meanwhile, the lineup at Oak Hill is certainly star-studded. One of the big stars at the major championship is LIV golfer Brooks Koepka. He is surely one of the hot prospects at the event, given his miss at the Green Jacket last month.

The four-time major winner has been in remarkable form lately. Furthermore, it will surely be interesting to see how the 33-year-old, who has two back to back PGA Championships under his belt, performs at the event. While many eyes will be on the American pro, he has caught more attention due to his remarks on slow play in the sport.

Koepka’s take on slow play on the course

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Koepka is surely one of the favorites at LIV Golf to win the PGA Championship. The 33-year-old is one of the most hyped because of his runner-up finish at the 2023 Masters. However, after the tournament, the four time major champion shifted all the blame for his setback to Patrick Cantlay‘s slow play during the game. Now, weeks after that incident, the two-time PGA Championship winner talks about the slow play again.

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Just before the start of the PGA Championship, the 33-year-old appeared in a recent episode of the podcast Pardon My Take. While talking on the podcast, the four-time major winner was asked what his response would be if someone played slow in front of him. Koepka was asked, “Does it kind of ruin your rhythm? Sometimes? Hypothetically, if someone was playing slowly in front of you?”

While answering this question, Koepka said, “Yeah. I mean, hypothetically, nobody would. Right? No. All right. Yeah, it’s brutal. It was really bad. I think we waited for every shot. Hypothetical. Yeah, I did that, actually; we would have waited every shot.”

This indicates that the LIV star was referring to Cantlay’s slow play at the Masters. While he has already spoken about it, the four-time major winner’s words certainly indicate that he still is not over the 31-year-old’s slow play, and it continues to haunt him for his loss at Augusta. This has clearly put more spotlight on the LIV golfer.

Brooks Koepka and his history at the PGA Championship

In recent years, Koepka has established himself as one of the best players in the sport. The 33-year-old stands out among his colleagues thanks to his outstanding showings in important competitions.

Given that he has won the PGA Championship twice and placed in the top 10 twice more, Koepka’s history there is extremely significant.

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With a score of 264 in 2018, he broke the previous record. This includes a spectacular second-round performance of 63.

The four-time major winner further cemented his position as one of the best players of his generation the following year when he became the first player after Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship for two consecutive years. Koepka’s consistency, tenacity, and ability to perform under stress, have assisted him in overcoming some of the greatest difficulties in the sport, and are responsible for his success at the PGA Championship.

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Suhaib is a new addition to the EssentiallySports team as a golf writer. His passion for golf started with his admiration for Tiger Woods, and his favorite golf book is the co-authored Unprecedented: The Masters and Me by the legend himself. Before transitioning to golf, Suhaib wrote about the NBA, where he explored the legacies of basketball legends like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

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Manaal Siddiqui

Despite Having Weeks Passed, Brooks Koepka Still Can’t Accept the ‘Brutal’ Experience He Had at the Masters: “It Was Really Bad”

Koepka’s take on slow play on the course

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