TULSA, Okla. – Brooks Koepka didn’t have a detailed explanation for why he played his first nine holes in 5 over par and his next 27 holes in 3 under.
“You can’t play from the rough,” he said. “Simple.”
Playing in the harshest of the winds Friday at Southern Hills, Koepka didn’t find the fairway any more often but he still managed to shoot one of the best rounds of the day, a 3-under 67 that at least assured he’d stick around for the weekend at the PGA Championship. The best major performer of the past five years, Koepka was in danger of missing his third major cut in his last six appearances.