Brooks Koepka’s first start since his return to the PGA Tour is in the books after he finished tied for 56th at the Farmers Insurance Open this past week.
Understandably, Brooks Koepka was the player everyone was focused on ahead of the Farmers Insurance Open. There seemed to be a similar buzz to whenever Tiger Woods tees it up at this stage of his career.
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While a fairytale result was unlikely, it was always going to be fascinating to see how he would perform.
Indeed, it proved to be a mixed bag for Koepka. He did make the cut, but ended the week at Torrey Pines 19 shots back of Justin Rose.
Brooks Koepka outlines the biggest change since his PGA Tour return
Koepka was always going to need time. He was the player everyone was talking about heading into the event, and his form in 2025 had hardly captured the imagination.
It will be interesting to see how he fares back on the PGA Tour. And speaking after his final round, he outlined what had taken the most significant adjustment since returning from LIV Golf.
“Yeah, obviously the biggest change is I feel like I probably don’t know about half the guys. The last four years has been a good bit of turnover. Yeah, that’s the one thing I’ve taken away. Half the guys I do know, the other half I don’t. It will be a fun year just getting to know everybody, and excited,” he said.
What Koepka did after his frustrating third round at Torrey Pines
Of those who made the cut, Koepka was the player who performed worst on the greens. According to Data Golf, he lost 2.41 shots to the field per round with his putting.
Koepka admitted having zero confidence on the greens after his third round. And it turns out that he spent several hours at the Scotty Cameron studio ahead of the final day.
“Yeah, there was a few hours I was there. I don’t know if it was four, I don’t know what it was, but we were there for a little bit,” he said.
“Yeah, just worked on setup, kind of what I thought it might be. It wasn’t great today. I think I kind of overdid it. A few more hours of practice. It will be nice, next week greens are pretty good so get out there Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and grind it out.”
Clearly, there is work for Koepka to do. But if there is anyone in the game who can put form to one side and win an event out of nowhere, it is surely the 35-year-old.
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