"I can't give away all the secrets" - Brooks Koepka reveals Masters failure led him to PGA Championship 2023 victory
Brooks Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship by two shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler on Sunday, May 21. He failed to win the Masters last month, placing second to Jon Rahm. He did, however, learn a lot from his game and made sure not to make the same mistakes he did at Augusta.
Brooks Koepka claimed in a recent media interview that his performance in the Augusta National tournament helped him enhance his game at the PGA Championship.
He said:
“I just learned I knew what I did in Augusta. I spent the whole night thinking about it. I knew what I did and I knew I was never going to come out and think that way again. Didn't do that. I definitely wouldn't have, I don't think, won today if that didn't happen; right?
"Definitely take it and keep using it going forward for each event, each major, any time I'm in contention, but I'm not going to share. I can't give away all the secrets."
The three-time PGA Championship winner went on to talk about his game at the Oak Hills and said:
"I felt in control all day. I felt - to be honest with you, probably the one that was settling - what's the par 5, making the birdie there, I felt like that was a good putt. The other ones were three, four feet. But I think making that 7-footer just helped build some momentum early. Yeah, this is probably the sweetest one of them all because all the hard work that went into this one, this one is definitely special. This one is probably it for me.”
Brooks Koepka's performance at the 2023 PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka made a bogey on the fifth hole to begin the opening round of the 2023 PGA Championship. He had two bogeys on the front nine holes and two birdies and a bogey on the back nine holes for a total of 72.
In the second round, he recorded no birdies or bogeys on the first nine holes but played exceptionally well on the back nine, making five birdies and one bogey. He had a score of 66 after the second round.
He was the leader after the third round, shooting 66 with five birdies and one bogey. Koepka started the game on Sunday with three consecutive birdies from the second to fourth holes. He then made two bogeys on the sixth and seventh holes.
Brooks Koepka went on to make seven birdies and four bogeys to finish at a score of 3-under par 67 and won the tournament.
The second position at the 2023 PGA Championship was secured by Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler, who finished with a scoring deficit of seven.
Bryson DeChambeau settled in fourth place alongside Kurt Kitayama and Cam Davis. Rory McIlroy tied up at seventh place in two way tie alongside Sepp Straka. Patrick Cantlay secured ninth place along with Justin Rose and Cameron Smith.
Brooks Koepka, who turned professional in 2013, has won five major tournaments in his career, including three PGA Championships and two US Opens. He was the first LIV Golf player to win a major championship.