Brooks Koepka says one thing felt ‘off’ despite his five-under first round at LIV Golf Singapore

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Brooks Koepka has suggested one thing felt “off” despite shooting a five-under-par 66 during the first round of LIV Golf Singapore.

Koepka sits one shot adrift of Colombian Sebastian Munoz who leads the way after shooting an eye-catching 65.

Starting on the 3rd, the five-time major champion birdied five of his first seven holes. However, the 34-year-old played his final eleven holes at level par.

Much has been made of Koepka’s putting since the turn of the year after he opted to move to a mallet design ahead of The Masters.

Evidently, he’s still trying to get to grips with his latest piece of equipment.

Brooks Koepka says something felt ‘off’ at Sentosa on Friday

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Speaking after his round, Koepka admitted that he was still working on one part of his game on the greens.

He explained: “I thought I putted okay. Speed was off. The ones I felt like I needed to make I felt like I made. Downhill ones, I either left them four feet short or ran them by six feet, so just going to work on that. I made most of the comebackers, the only one I didn’t make was 16.”

After landing a top-ten finish in Adelaide last week, an improved performance in Singapore would be the perfect way to prepare for this month’s PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Koepka is teetering on the edge of his best once more

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Tee-to-green has never been an issue for the big-hitting American and it’s been a similar story in 2024. Per LIV Golf’s official website, Koepka is currently averaging 73.77 per cent greens in regulation, which is the seventh-best in the league.

Furthermore, only 12 players have averaged longer off the tee, with the five-time major champion averaging 305 yards with the big stick. As a result, Koepka is averaging 4.44 birdies per round; putting him eleventh in LIV’s season standings.

However, his putting average of 1.62 is clearly letting him down. A player of Koepka’s quality shouldn’t sit 38th in that metric.

After his first round at Sentosa, things appear to be working slightly better. It’s something he must continue heading to Valhalla in under two weeks’ time.