Koepka seeks back-to-back major wins for third time at PGA

LOUISVILLE: Brooks Koepka used a humbling 45th-place finish at last month´s Masters to revive his game and recover top form just in time to defend his title at the 106th PGA Championship.

The 34-year-old American seeks his sixth career major crown next week at Valhalla, having won last year at Oak Hill to become the first active LIV Golf player to capture a major. “I think the big thing that kind of separates me is my ability to lock in and go someplace where I think a lot of guys can´t go,” Koepka said.

With LIV players banned from PGA Tour events, the only place for the best from both tours to compete are the majors, and Koepka was unhappy at how that went last month at Augusta National, where he was a runner-up last year.

“I think the embarrassment of Augusta really kicked things into overdrive for me and really having to put my nose down and grind it a little bit harder,” Koepka said. Koepka won his first LIV title of the year last week at Singapore in a last PGA Championship tuneup. “It´s nice to see some results and the hard work paying off,” Koepka said. “It´s all starting to come around. I´ve put in a lot of work. I like the way things are trending.