The five-time major champion shot his best round of the week Sunday at Valhalla but the damage was done Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The defending champion showed up Sunday way out of contention, with no chance of winning his sixth major championship. And Brooks Koepka was blunt, even with a final-round 66, his best of the tournament.The five-time major championBut he didn’t see much reason for positivity.
“I don’t think finishing 30th is progress,’’ he said. “Played good today, played good the other two days. Yesterday just didn't have anything. Was kind of disappointed with the way I finished.”Well, yes. Koepka shot 74 on Saturday. And the significant strokes-gained statistics were all negative, including off-the-tee, tee-to-green and approach. He also lost more than two strokes putting, needing 31 for the round.“Yesterday I don’t think I did one thing good at all,” Koepka said.
Koepka now has two weeks off before LIV Golf’s Houston event, which is the week prior to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. “I feel like I'm playing good,” Koepka said. “It's just yesterday was just kind of unfortunate timing. But I felt like I'm playing all right. I missed a bunch of putts on Friday from inside like five feet, and then yesterday's round was unfortunate. But other than that, I think I'm pretty close to right there.”Bob Harig is a golf writer for SI.com and the author of the book "DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods," which publishes in March and can be ordered here.
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