What records did Brooks Koepka break with his PGA Championship 2023 win? Full list of records explored
Brooks Koepka shot 3-under par on Sunday to take home the third PGA Championship of his career. He took the lead in the tournament after the second round and was fortunate to extend it to the final.
The American golfer entered the Sunday round with a point lead and added -3 to make it a scoring deficit of nine. He earned $3.5 million in prize money after registering a two-stroke victory in the tournament.
Brooks Koepka broke several records after winning the fifth major of his career. He became the first LIV golfer to win a major tournament since the inception of the Saudi-backed series. The victory comes with a lot of prizes and here is a quick look at all the records Brooks Koepka broke on Sunday, May 21.
Brooks Koepka records after winning the 2023 PGA Championship
Here is a list of all the records set by Brooks Koepka after winning the 2023 PGA Championship:
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Third golfer to win 3+ PGA Championships in Stroke play format
Brooks Koepka became the third player to win the PGA Championship three times or more in a stroke play format. Previously, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods had the record for winning three PGA Championships in the format.
The stroke format was introduced in 1958 and since then Jack Nicklaus won five PGA Championships while Woods won four times. Brooks Koepka clinched the third PGA Championship of his career on May 21.
First player born after 1975 and won five majors
Brooks Koepka was born in 1990 in Florida. He started playing golf at a young age and turned pro in 2012. The 33-year-old golfer became the first player who was born after 1975 and won five majors. He won two US Open and three PGA Championships.
Fifth player with multiple US Open and 3+ PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka joined Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen, who won multiple US Open and more than three PGA Championships.
Third player to win 3+ PGA Championships in a 6-year span
Brooks Koepka became the third player to win three PGA Championships in a six-year span, joining Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus.
Hagen won the first PGA Championship of his career in 1921, then in 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927. In seven years, he won the tournament five times. Jack Nicklaus won the PGA Championship three times between 1971 and 1975. Koepka also won three PGA Championships since 2018.
20th Man to win 5+ majors
Brooks Koepka joined the list of a few golfers who won more than five majors in their careers. He is the 20th man to achieve the enthralling record and the seventh since 1950 and the fifth before the age of 34.
First golfer to win 3 majors on 3 different courses in the same state
Brooks Koepka became the first golfer to win three majors in the same state but on three different golf courses. He won two PGA Championships and one US Open in New York but in different locations.
The American golfer won the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York, the 2018 US Open at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Shinnecock Hills, New York, and then the 2023 PGA Championship at the East Course of Oak Hills in Pittsford, New York.
The only player to have a second finish and victory at the major multiple times in the same year
Brooks Koepka finished second in the first major of the year in April and then won the PGA Championship on May 21. Earlier in 2019, he finished second at the Masters and won the PGA Championship later that year.
Koepka became the first golfer to finish second at the year's first major and went on to win the second one.