

And then last summer, uncertain about his future, he decided to leave the PGA Tour for the guaranteed Saudi riches of LIV Golf, bringing a mixture of criticism and skepticism.Īnd there he was Sunday at Oak Hill, looking good as new, dominant as ever, against the best collection of golfers in the world on a punishing golf course. Two years ago, he tried to pop his knee back into place and shattered his knee cap. One knee injury kept him from the Masters, another from the Presidents Cup in Australia. “I think this one is probably the most meaningful of them all with everything that’s gone on, all the crazy stuff over the last few years.” Yeah, this one is definitely special,” Koepka said. His fifth major title was the sweetest of them all. Koepka answered every question at the PGA Championship with a performance that ranks among his best.

(AP) - Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf’s elite.
