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10 Facts About Brooks Koepka
Golf Monthly
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28/07/2023
American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour.
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The proud owner of 15 professional titles and four majors,
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Brooks Koepka is one of the main characters
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currently on the PGA Tour.
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Famous for his golf as well as his longstanding rivalry
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with Bryson DeChambeau.
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Let's get to know the American a little bit better
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with these 10 facts.
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Brooks was born in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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He stayed in his home state to go to college
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and attended Florida State University
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on a golf scholarship.
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He started his professional career
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on the Challenge Tour in Europe,
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winning his first event in September 2012
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at the Challenge de Catalunya.
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He went on to win two more times on the Challenge Tour,
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thus granting him a European Tour card
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for the remainder of the 2013 season
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and the whole of the 2014 season.
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Koepka was the first golfer to ever win
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back-to-back majors at the same time.
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He did this by defending the US Open
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and the PGA Championship.
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He defended his 2017 US Open in 2018
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and then defended his 2018 PGA Championship win in 2019.
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He became the 20th men's player to win two majors in a year
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and with these four majors,
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only two active golfers have more majors than him,
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
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Koepka is only the fifth men's player
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in the history of golf to win the US Open
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and the PGA Championship in the same year.
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The others were Gene Sarazin, Ben Hogan,
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Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
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Brooks started playing golf when he was 10 years old.
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This was following a car crash
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that left him with facial injuries
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that meant he was banned from playing contact sports.
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His fiancee, who is often seen celebrating with him
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after victories, is actress Jenna Sims.
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She's been in films alongside the likes of Morgan Freeman,
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Robert De Niro and Michael Douglas
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and she also runs an award-winning,
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non-profit organisation called Pageant of Hope.
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After his CJ Cup victory in October 2018,
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Brooks Koepka became the world number one.
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In doing so, he became the 23rd man to top the rankings.
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Brooks' brother, Chase Koepka,
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is also a touring professional.
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Chase has played on the European and Challenge Tours
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and now competes on the PGA and Corn Ferry Tours.
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Koepka's great uncle, Dick Groat,
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played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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He won two World Series
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and was the 1960 National League MVP.
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Sport runs very strong throughout the Koepka family
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and Brooks' favourite teams from other sports
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include Manchester United, the LA Lakers
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and the Green Bay Packers.
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Koepka was Rookie of the Year on the European Tour in 2014
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and then on the PGA Tour in 2015.
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In 2015, he won the Phoenix Open
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and then finished 10th at the Open Championship.
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So, there you have it,
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10 facts you may or may not have known
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about Brooks Koepka.
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Hopefully, you've learned a little bit more
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about the golfer who still has a very long career
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ahead of him.
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For more facts and information about your favourite players,
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you can visit the Tour section on the Golf Monthly website.
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