2023-05-22 01:57:00
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka was not wearing his LIV Tour team logo when he won his fifth major title at the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday.
Greg Norman’s circuit, however, might not have asked for more of the ace golfer. Koepka’s two-stroke triumph over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler was the first by a LIV golf player in a major tournament.
Other members of the Saudi-funded tour said it proved they belonged to the biggest competitions in the world of golf.
“It confirms everything we have said from the start. We play at the highest level and we have the ability to win major championships, said Bryson DeChambeau. I hope now that people can see the positive and that we try to give golf something new. I think at the end of the day, both parties are going to have to evolve together for the good of the sport. »
Koepka – who picked up his second victory on the LIV golf circuit in Florida in April and then tied for second in the Masters the following week – didn’t seem too interested in talking regarding what his victory might bring. to his new league.
“Yeah, I think it helps the circuit, but I’m more interested in myself right now, to be honest with you,” Koepka said following his win. It’s a huge thing for LIV, but at the same time I’m here competing as an individual at the PGA Championship. I’m just happy to bring this title home for the third time.
LIV golf commissioner Greg Norman made a point of congratulating Koepka on social media.
Congrats @BKoepka your comeback has been impressive. I am so proud of you. As for the @livgolf_league players they belong and the Majors and golf knows. 3 LIV Golfers in the top 10, 5 in the top 20, 11 made the cut.
— Greg Norman (@SharkGregNorman)
May 21, 2023
“Congratulations Brooks. Your return has been really impressive and I am very proud of you. LIV golfers have demonstrated that they deserve their place at major tournaments,” he wrote on Twitter.
Four other LIV golf players finished in the top-20: DeChambeau tied for fourth at -3, Cameron Smith tied for ninth at -1 and Patrick Reed and Mito Pereira tied for 18th at +2.
“We’re still here,” said Smith, the defending British Open champion. We haven’t forgotten how to play golf. We’re all good golfers and we know what we can do, and I think that’s what we’re trying to do. »
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