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Players Championship: Brooks Koepka has an interesting theory on why it’s easier to win majors than regular events

(Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) By Joel Beall Historically, a player collects a handful of trophies before breaking through at a major. Brooks Koepka had no time for that template, inverting ...

March 14, 2019

PGA Tour

Arnold Palmer Invitational adds Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson to impressive field

Following Arnold Palmer’s death, the fate of his eponymous tournament was in doubt. The strength of the field had begun to waver, and without the presence of the King, officials worried the event had lost its clout.

February 27, 2019

News

Brooks Koepka calls out Sergio Garcia for ‘acting like a child’ in Saudi Arabia

Sergio Garcia’s meltdown last Saturday at the Saudi International, where reportedly he intentionally damaged as many as five greens, not only earned him a disqualification from the tournament but has drawn the ire of fellow players. That includes Brooks Koepka.

February 7, 2019

Saudi International

Pieters leads as Dubai amateur Rayhan Thomas outshines golf’s biggest names at Saudi International with opening 67

Thomas Pieters holds a two-shot lead after the opening round of the new Saudi International on Friday. Dubai amateur Rayhan Thomas, meanwhile, will forever hang on to a copy of the same leaderboard which sees four of the world’s top five players beneath him.

January 31, 2019

News & Tours

Brooks Koepka sounds off on Bryson DeChambeau, fellow players’ slow play: Hitting a golf ball “Is not that hard…it’s kind of embarrassing”

A host of players have defended professional golf from its stigma of slow play. Brooks Koepka isn’t one of them.

January 30, 2019

Saudi International

Guess who won the geography pop quiz at the Saudi International?

As globetrotters who give business travel a whole new meaning, the world’s best golfers should ace a geography test, right? What might surprise you though is the victor of an impromptu pop quiz to help put the new Saudi International on the golfing map.

January 29, 2019

Saudi International

10 Questions for world No.1 and Saudi International headliner Justin Rose

“Anytime you have a chance to be part of a historic moment in the game, it’s hard to turn down.” Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas briefly owned the mantle before the ...

January 29, 2019

Saudi International

Fresh from a top-10 in Abu Dhabi and a romantic week in the Maldives with Jena Sims (and DJ and Paulina), Brooks Koepka eyes history in Saudi

Being Brooks Koepka hasn’t been too shabby this past fortnight.

January 29, 2019

Saudi International

Othman’s Royal Welcome: Kingdom’s first pro showcases three key holes at this week’s Saudi International

New Saudi professional Othman Almulla shares his insider knowledge on three potentially pivotal holes at the European Tour’s newest event As Saudi Arabia’s leading amateur for more than a decade and ...

January 28, 2019