Brooks Koepka has two alarming issues heading into The Masters this year
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Brooks Koepka is slowly starting to show signs of his very best form with the start of The Masters now only just over two weeks away. Koepka made a dramatic return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf in January, but he has managed to record just one top-10 finish in five starts so far.
That said, he could easily have finished inside the top-10 at The Players Championship and the Valspar Championship, had it not been for double bogeys on his 72nd and 70th holes respectively in those two tournaments. Koepka obviously knows how to win big tournaments – his haul of five major championship trophies is evidence of that. And now with The Masters just around the corner, the 35-year-old will be hoping to hone his skills as he looks to win his sixth major championship.
Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Koepka recently admitted his putting has let him down on the PGA Tour , but he seems to have improved on the greens over the past couple of weeks, after he switched to a mallet putter. Now, though, another big problem has crept into the five-time major champion’s game which he must address urgently. Brooks Koepka has two alarming issues heading into The Masters The American has been visibly frustrated with his inability to record some high finishes as he looks to earn his way into the Signature Events.
He knows full well that he is capable of winning again on the PGA Tour right now, but there are a couple of things that have been costing him a chance to do just that. He is ranked 6th in strokes gained off the tee and 127th in strokes gained putting on the PGA Tour so far this season. Everyone knows how vital putting is at Augusta National but you will not have any chance of winning the tournament if you don’t drive the ball well either.
Sure, there isn’t much rough, but if you’re not hitting the ball long and straight it’s almost impossible to access the pins that are cut on tiny portions of Augusta’s undulating greens. Historically, the former LIV Golf star has been a superb driver of the golf ball. However, Koepka admitted at the Valspar that his poor driving of the ball has perplexed him of late.