Brooks Koepka | |
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Personal information | |
Born | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | May 3, 1990
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Career | |
College | Florida State University |
Turned professional | 2012 |
Current tour(s) | LIV Golf |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 20 |
Highest ranking | 1 (October 21, 2018)[1] (47 weeks) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 9 |
European Tour | 7 |
Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
Challenge Tour | 4 |
LIV Golf | 4 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 5) | |
Masters Tournament | T2: 2019, 2023 |
PGA Championship | Won: 2018, 2019, 2023 |
U.S. Open | Won: 2017, 2018 |
The Open Championship | T4: 2019 |
Achievements and awards | |
Brooks Koepka (/ˈkɛpkə/ KEP-kə; born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer. Early in his professional career, Koepka failed to earn entry into the PGA Tour and turned to Europe and had immediate success, winning three times on the 2013 Challenge Tour to earn a promotion to the European Tour. The following year, he won the Turkish Airlines Open earning him Rookie of the Year honors on the European Tour. In 2015, Koepka played his inaugural season on the PGA Tour, winning the Phoenix Open. In 2017, Koepka won the U.S. Open precipitating on one of the greatest winning streaks in the history of the major championships, winning four majors over the course of a two-year timespan. In 2022, Koepka joined LIV Golf where he has continued with much success, winning several tournaments.