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10 Facts About Brooks Koepka
Golf Monthly
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06/05/2025
American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour.
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The proud owner of 15 professional titles and four majors, Brooks Koepka is one of the main
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characters currently on the PGA Tour. Famous for his golf as well as his long-standing rivalry
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with Bryson DeChambeau. Let's get to know the American a little bit better with these 10 facts.
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Brooks was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. He stayed in his home state to go to college and
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attended Florida State University on a golf scholarship. He started his professional career
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on the Challenge Tour in Europe, winning his first event in September 2012 at the Challenge de Catalunya.
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He went on to win two more times on the Challenge Tour, thus granting him a European Tour card for
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the remainder of the 2013 season and the whole of the 2014 season. Koepka was the first golfer to ever
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win back-to-back majors at the same time. He did this by defending the US Open and the PGA Championship.
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He defended his 2017 US Open in 2018 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 and with these four majors, only two active
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golfers have more majors than him, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Koepka is only the fifth men's
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player in the history of golf to win the US Open and the PGA Championship in the same year. The others
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were Gene Sarrazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Brooks started playing golf when he was
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10 years old. This was following a car crash that left him with facial injuries that meant he was
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banned from playing contact sports. His fiancee, who is often seen celebrating with him after victories,
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is actress Jenna Sims. She's been in films alongside the likes of Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Michael
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Douglas and she also runs an award-winning non-profit organisation called Pageant of Hope.
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After his CJ Cup victory in October 2018, Brooks Koepka became the world number one. In doing so,
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he became the 23rd man to top the rankings. Brooks' brother Chase Koepka is also a touring professional.
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Chase has played on the European and Challenge Tours and now competes on the PGA and Corn Ferry Tours.
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Koepka's great uncle Dick Grote played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won two World Series
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and was the 1960 National League MVP. Sport runs very strong throughout the Koepka family and Brooks'
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favourite teams from other sports include Manchester United, the LA Lakers and the Green Bay Packers.
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Koepka was Rookie of the Year on the European Tour in 2014 and then on the PGA Tour in 2015.
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In 2015 he won the Phoenix Open and then finished 10th at the Open Championship.
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So there you have it, 10 facts you may or may not have known about Brooks Koepka.
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Hopefully you've learned a little bit more about the golfer who still has a very long career ahead
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of him. For more facts and information about your favourite players, you can visit the Tour section
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on the Golf Monthly website.
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