Smylie Kaufman predicts how Brooks Koepka will perform at The Masters next month after seeing him at the Valspar
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Smylie Kaufman has assessed Brooks Koepka’s chances of contending at The Masters after following him for a number of holes at the Valspar Championship this past week. It definitely appears that Koepka’s game is moving in the right direction after a slow start to his PGA Tour return. Koepka has now finished inside the top 20 in his last three starts, including at The Players Championship.
And there was a spell at the Valspar Championship where the 35-year-old appeared set to make a charge. Ultimately, he finished in a tie for 18th at Innisbrook. Nevertheless, it seems that there is reason for real optimism about Koepka’s game heading into the first major of the year.
Brooks Koepka backed to be a real contender at The Masters Koepka looked extremely rusty on his first start of the year, at the Farmers Insurance Open. He seemed to have no touch at all on the greens. However, he gained 0.
52 shots on the field with the putter at the Valspar, according to Data Golf . Meanwhile, Koepka is first on the PGA Tour for strokes gained approach this season. And speaking on The Smylie Show , Smylie Kaufman insisted that he is expecting to see Koepka in the mix when the world’s best get to The Masters next month.
Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images “He’s going to play Houston next week which is awesome. Co-course designer. But man, he was rolling through 45 holes.