Five-time majors champion Brooks Koepka chatted about one of his warmup routines during a recent podcast appearance, and proceeded to take a jab at fellow golfer Rory McIlroy.
Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy are two of the biggest names. Both golfers are looking to earn the first green jacket of their respective careers this week. Koepka finished in a tie for second place last year, while McIlroy was the runner-up at Augusta National Golf Club in 2022. Players have wrapped up practice rounds ahead of Thursday, which marks the start of the 2024 Masters Tournament.
Koepka, who currently competes on the LIV Golf league, shared that he routinely hits with odd numbered irons, along with his driver, woods and wedges, when he is warming up on the driving range. But, he then appeared to take a jab at McIlroy, suggesting the Northern Ireland native likely preferred to use even-numbered irons considering 'four is even.' McIlroy is a four-time majors winner, while Koepka has won five major tournaments.
would say yeah, probably. Guys probably do the same thing. Maybe not the odd clubs, they might go even,' Koepka said on 'Pardon My Take.' 'Rory’s probably even. You know, four is even. Five is odd, so yeah.' Spanish golfer Jon Rahm beat out Koepka for the highly coveted green jacket last year to win his second career major. Koepka also finished in second place at The Masters in 2019.
McIlroy also noted that he 'changed tune' on players being subjected to punishment upon their hypothetical return to the PGA Tour. 'I see where golf is and I see that having a diminished PGA Tour and having a diminished LIV Tour or anything else is bad for both parties,' he said. 'It would be much better being together and moving forward together for the good of the game. That’s my opinion of it.
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