Brooks Koepka says if he honestly believes he can win the Valspar despite seven-shot deficit
Brooks Koepka has played some fine golf this week at the Valspar Championship. However, Koepka’s scores of 71, 67 and 71 should have been so much better, considering the quality of his iron play and putting.
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Brooks Koepka has played some fine golf this week at the Valspar Championship. However, Koepka’s scores of 71, 67 and 71 should have been so much better, considering the quality of his iron play and putting. The 35-year-old is slowly returning to his very best form after his initial struggles following his return to the PGA Tour in January.
Koepka is clearly now very comfortable once again on the PGA Tour and he seems to have his swagger back at the Valspar Championship this week. Since he returned from LIV Golf, Koepka’s putting has really let him down in almost every PGA Tour event he has played. However, the five-time major champion showed signs that he was feeling more confident on the greens last week at The Players Championship, and that has continued on into this week at the Valspar.
Brooks Koepka says if he believes he can win the Valspar Koepka will be desperate to secure his first win since returning to the PGA Tour. Then he will really feel like he’s back where he belongs. The 35-year-old spoke to reporters after his third round at the Valspar on Saturday afternoon.
He was asked whether he believes he is close enough to still win the tournament, with Sungjae Im sitting at the top of the leaderboard on 11-under-par. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images “ No, I’m a long ways away, “ Koepka admitted. “ I felt like I needed to get to at least, it would have been nice to stay at 6, maybe.