Brooks Koepka's 2023 PGA Championship began 36 days ago, when he tried to go to bed after finishing second at the Masters. He'd gone into the final round at Augusta with a 2-shot lead over Jon Rahm, only to cough up a chance at a green jacket with a 3-over 75.
"That's the whole goal, right? You're not trying to dwell on it," he said last week."Yeah, it sucks to finish second, but at the same time, as long as you learn from it, you'll be fine."For the second straight major, Koepka took a lead into the final round. Only this time, he wouldn't cough it up, not even in the face of a stiff challenge from Norway's Viktor Hovland nor a late run from Mr. Consistent Scottie Scheffler.
Hovland would double bogey, Koepka would birdie, the lead would balloon from one to three and the Wanamker Trophy was Koepka's. This year's PGA Championship started without one of the greatest players the tournament has ever seen. Tiger Woods sat out the 105th edition as he continues to rehab his injured ankle, a sidelining that is more indefinite by the day.
He wouldn't win the tournament, but the fourth-place result is his best since his victory at the 2020 U.S. Open.Michael Block, a club pro from Southern California, who at one point Friday had moved himself into second place.
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