{"id":181194,"date":"2021-02-18T04:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brooks-koepka-went-on-club-snapping-spree-amid-slump\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T04:36:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:36:23","slug":"brooks-koepka-went-on-club-snapping-spree-amid-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooks-koepka-went-on-club-snapping-spree-amid-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brooks Koepka went on club-snapping spree amid slump"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Brooks Koepka went on club-snapp<\/a>ing spree amid slump<\/strong>”
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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Sometimes, even the best golfers in the world need a moment, a timeout if you will, after a run of bad play.<\/p>\n

Picture this:<\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka, who has eight PGA Tour wins, including four major championships in a span of less than three years, became so frustrated with his game<\/a> recently that he broke every iron in his bag.<\/p>\n

Twice.<\/p>\n

As in two different sets of irons.<\/p>\n

The first time came after a missed cut at Mayakoba in December and the second after missing the cut at Torrey Pines last month.<\/p>\n

That, of course, is what golf does to virtually everyone who plays it \u2014 even four-time major championship winners with more than $33 million in career earnings.<\/p>\n

For the likes of Koepka, this also is a manifestation of raised expectations. Koepka, after all, won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018 and the PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019, and he was the unquestioned best player in the world for that span.<\/p>\n

Then came a slump caused, at least in part, by a knee injury. Last season was a lost year for Koepka \u2014 who didn\u2019t win, wasn\u2019t able to play the U.S. Open and recorded just two top-10 finishes, which is well below his personal expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I was frustrated,\u2019\u2019 Koepka said Wednesday in advance of Thursday\u2019s opening round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. \u201cI snapped two sets of irons after playing Mexico [Mayakoba] and then after Torrey [Farmers Insurance], and I don\u2019t really do that. So, there was quite a bit of frustration.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Asked about the details on his club cracking, Koepka revealed he did it in his living room.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t do it so everybody else could see,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cI walked right in and [cracked] them over my knee.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Asked if there was any video of the event, Koepka said: \u201cNo, no, you\u2019re not going to get video of that. I have pictures. I sent it to all my boys.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Koepka said it\u2019s \u201cnot a common ritual\u2019\u2019 for him to break clubs, even in the privacy of his home.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see me on the golf course, I don\u2019t really slam clubs, don\u2019t get too upset,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Adam Scott, the defending champion this week, knows of Koepka\u2019s angst, because he has lived it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ve snapped some clubs,\u2019\u2019 Scott said Wednesday. \u201cI haven\u2019t snapped two sets of irons, but I have snapped some clubs. It is difficult because you expect a lot out of yourself and you know what you\u2019re capable of, especially if you\u2019ve had the results. That may not have been Brooks\u2019 first down [moment], but certainly one of them for him. How could you not after the run he\u2019d had for three or four years before that?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Francesco Molinari, whose world ranking has plummeted to 107th, said he never has broken a club in anger, but joked, \u201cIf it worked for Brooks, maybe I should give it a go.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI completely understand the frustration,\u2019\u2019 said Molinari, the 2018 British Open winner and Ryder Cup hero. \u201cWe all put a lot of effort into it and when results don\u2019t go your way, it\u2019s not nice. It\u2019s nice to see Brooks back to his winning ways in Phoenix.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Koepka conceded that, after his run of wins in majors, he was \u201cexpecting to win\u2019\u2019 and it played on his mind.<\/p>\n

Koepka\u2019s outlook is a lot better these days, thanks to his victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve just got to stick it out,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to get that \u2018W\u2019 now.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Koepka revealed that he was \u201cso pissed off\u2019\u2019 at himself after missing the cut at Torrey Pines that he \u201cdidn\u2019t even come out of my room on Saturday at the house we rented.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I came out of the room for about 30 hours or so, I was so mad at myself,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to talk to anybody. [I was] really agitated, really pissed off. Sometimes you need that. Sometimes you just need to not reset but really think about, \u2018All right, hey, this is what I\u2019ve got to do.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I did it, I guess.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Koepka, who finished tied for 43rd at the Genesis last year and missed the cut in 2017, called his game \u201cpretty close\u2019\u2019 right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel very confident,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cI like where I\u2019m at. My game feels exactly where it\u2019s been in the past. It\u2019s probably some of the best golf I\u2019ve seen. I\u2019m definitely confident coming off a win. That\u2019s a big thing because I haven\u2019t had that in a while, felt a little lost there for a bit.\u2019\u2019\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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