LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka backed to frustrate PGA Tour with Open glory
Brooks Koepka can go on to dominate world golf this season after successful the US PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in New York State. That’s in accordance with the LIV Golf star’s Yorkshire coach, Pete Cowen, who insists that the American can now surge via and win the Open at Royal Liverpool in July.
Koepka, 33, has moved as much as thirteenth on the earth rankings after ending nine-under par via 72 holes – two away from Norwegian Viktor Hovland and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler.
The victory was his fifth Major triumph however first since successful the identical occasion in 2019. Koepka has since undergone two knee surgical procedures and suffered a disaster of confidence earlier than leaving the PGA tour to hitch the Saudi-back LIV Golf breakaway tour.
He returned to type finally month’s Masters and was favorite to win heading into the ultimate day earlier than ‘choking’ on the final spherical at Augusta National. But there was no such slip-up this time round as he calmly held off the problem from Hovland and Scheffler to develop into the twentieth man in historical past to win 5 Majors and the primary one born after 1975.
Only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have gained as many Majors since Sir Nick Faldo. He has additionally develop into solely the third participant ever to win three US PGA Championships in a six-year span, becoming a member of Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen.
Coach Cowen, who gave Koepka a “b******ing” earlier than his first Major success within the 2017 US Open, insists his man will now proceed along with his success. That could frustrate the PGA Tour who won’t need a LIV Golf participant dominating their tour given golf’s civil conflict between the 2 excursions.
Cowen mentioned: “Getting back to his fitness was the key. He couldn’t do it 18 months ago. He was in a bad way mentally and a bad way physically. He has shown such determination and strength of character and mind to get back. He will go on another streak.
“He has already began. Second and first within the final two Majors. The Open – I feel he’ll take that. I feel he’ll win the Open. He is aware of when to assault, when to defend. Him and [his caddie] Ricky [Elliott] will type that one out fairly properly.”
His Northern Irish caddie Elliott added: “Now he’s again match, there is no such thing as a doubt he can go on a streak once more.” Koepka himself with similarly optimistic. He said: “I wish to preserve doing what I’m doing. It’s working up to now. Back to having an opportunity just about each time I tee it up.”
A extra delicate aspect to the alpha male competitor was revealed in a Netflix documentary collection known as Full Swing. Speaking about his look on the programme, Koepka mentioned: “That’s who I’m. I’m open and sincere. I do know I look like this massive, unhealthy, robust man on the golf course that does not smile, would not do something, however when you catch me off the golf course, I’ll let you recognize what is going on on. Now it feels damned good. Yeah, this one is certainly particular!”
Kopeka’s caddie Elliott believes that he will thrive in Hoylake at this year’s Open adding: “He loves it over within the UK. He has bought an Irish caddie, an English coach. He began his golf over there on the Challenge Tour and nonetheless says it was his funnest time. He likes the recent canines, he likes the brown sauce, he likes the soccer. He helps Manchester United due to me!”