Brooks Koepka has struck the ball magnificently well since making his return to the PGA Tour.
However, Koepka‘s Achilles’ heel continues to be his putter.
The flat-stick is the only thing that has prevented the 36-year-old from winning on the PGA Tour this season.
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Brooks Koepka was offered a route back to the PGA Tour in January, and the five-time major winner snapped up that opportunity with both hands.
However, since he returned to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf, Koepka has recorded just one top-10 finish so far in 10 events.
Considering how well he has hit the ball, there is no doubt that he hasn’t hit the heights that he would have expected.
Brooks Koepka is missing the obvious solution to his putting woes
Koepka has admitted that his poor putting has seeped into his long game, due to the fact that he has felt like he needs to take more aggressive lines with his approach shots in order to get his ball closer to the hole.
The five-time major winner has switched putters on numerous occasions this season already.
He has used various Scotty Cameron models and has most recently been using a TaylorMade Spider model.
This week at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Koepka has switched to a Scotty Cameron Fastback 1.5 model.
However, the American is surely missing the most obvious solution – switching back to the putter that he won five major championships with.
Now, he did begin the 2026 PGA Tour season using his trusty Scotty Cameron Newport 2, but switched after struggling on the greens during his first two events.
Perhaps he made that decision too soon. His putting certainly hasn’t improved since he moved to a mallet model putter.
Surely reverting back to his Scotty Cameron Newport 2, which he enjoyed so much success with, would give him a feel-good factor that he would not be able to replicate with other putters.
Brooks Koepka’s PGA Tour putting stats in 2026
Koepka is ranked 3rd in strokes gained approach on the PGA Tour this season.
However, he’s ranked well down in 141st in strokes gained putting, so it’s obvious where his issue lies.
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He’s ranked 105th in average putts per GIR, 156th in putts per round, 158th in one-putt percentage and 134th in three-putt avoidance.
Brooks Koepka is clearly lacking confidence on the greens right now.
It just feels like all he needs is to hole a couple of 20-foot putts early on in his round. He just needs to see his ball drop in the hole more often in order to gain confidence.
The best way for him to rediscover his best form on the greens, in my opinion, is to bring out his old Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter.
Koepka won five major championships with it, so his stroke clearly suits that particular model.
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