Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka (/ˈkɛpkə/ KEP-kə; born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League. He formerly played on the PGA Tour. In October 2018, Koepka became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and remained for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, and the PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019, becoming the first golfer in history to hold back-to-back titles in two majors simultaneously. In 2023 Koepka won the PGA Championship for the third time, bringing his total to five majors won within six years. He started his career on the European Challenge Tour and eventually the European Tour. Koepka played college golf at Florida State University.

Brooks Koepka
2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill
Personal information
Born (1990-05-03) May 3, 1990
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceJupiter, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Children1
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)LIV Golf
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins19
Highest ranking1 (October 21, 2018)
(47 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour9
European Tour7
Japan Golf Tour2
Challenge Tour4
LIV Golf3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 5)
Masters TournamentT2: 2019, 2023
PGA ChampionshipWon: 2018, 2019, 2023
U.S. OpenWon: 2017, 2018
The Open ChampionshipT4: 2019
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
2014
European Tour
Graduate of the Year
2014
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
2017–18
PGA Player of the Year2018, 2019
PGA Tour
money list winner
2018–19
MENA Tour
Order of Merit winner
2022–23

The first major championship title at the U.S. Open in 2017 at Erin Hills, Wisconsin Koepka successfully defended in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island—the first golfer to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Curtis Strange in 1988 and 1989. He won the third major at the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club, shooting a major-championship-record-tying 264 over 72 holes. Koepka's 2018 victories in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship were the first instance of such a double since 2000 by Tiger Woods. Koepka won his fourth major at the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. In 2023, he won his fifth major at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.

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