{"id":1565602,"date":"2023-05-21T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T17:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1565602"},"modified":"2023-05-21T13:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T17:10:45","slug":"brooks-koepka-choked-away-masters-promises-not-make-same-mistake-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/brooks-koepka-choked-away-masters-promises-not-make-same-mistake-pga-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka ‘Choked' Away the Masters, Promises Not to Make the Same Mistake at the PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brooks Koepka<\/a> is a stone cold killer in major championships. The big-hitting American has won four majors and totaled 17 top-10 finishes in 32 starts since 2014. Before the 2023 season, Koepka was 3-for-3 converting 54-hole leads into wins at majors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That changed when he self-admittedly “choked” away a two-shot advantage heading into the final round of the Masters, shooting a 3-over 75 on Sunday to let Jon Rahm clip him by three strokes in the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koepka knows what he did wrong at Augusta National Golf Club one month ago, and although he won't tell us what that is, he vows not to make the same mistake at the PGA Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooks Koepka admits he “choked” away the 2023 Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the first tee during the third round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club | Ross Kinnaird\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before thunderstorms interrupted the third round of the 2023 Masters<\/a>, Brooks Koepka was cruising along with a four-shot advantage he didn't plan on surrendering. The 33-year-old has made a habit of converting major leads in his career, and this looked no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But after the rain delay, Jon Rahm cut Koepka's four-stroke lead in half with one putt. Koepka was still in control after 54 holes with a two-shot lead, but a final-round 75 allowed Rahm to catch him and win his first green jacket. It marked the first time in four tries that Koepka blew a 54-hole lead in a major championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the PGA Championship, Koepka joined Barstool Sports' Pardon My Take<\/em><\/a> podcast and reluctantly admitted he choked away a golden opportunity to win his fifth major. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Yeah, I\u2019d characterize that as a choke,” Koepka said. “It was pretty bad. I mean, c\u2019mon, you\u2019ve got a four-shot lead. All you\u2019ve got to do \u2014\u00a0I was playing good and just choked it away. But it\u2019s all right. We\u2019ll figure it out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And figure it out he has, as Koepka kicked off the PGA Championship with rounds of 72, 66, and 66 to take a one-shot lead into the final round. Now comes the hard part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooks Koepka promises not to make the same mistake at the PGA Championship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f PGA Championship leader Brooks Koepka says he\u2019s learned from his failures at Augusta: \u201cI know what I did, I promise I won\u2019t do it again tomorrow\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s kind of irritating, I\u2019ll never do it again.

pic.twitter.com\/ywdKV8jFus<\/a><\/p>— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) May 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>