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Brooks Koepka

United States · born , West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

5major championships

Summary

  • First major 2017 U.S. Open
  • Last major 2023 PGA Championship
  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 7-6-2 · 8 points (53.3%)
  • Runner-up in majors 4 times
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 16 events · 1 top 10s

Wins

  1. 2017 U.S. Open Erin Hills · 272 (-16) · by 4 strokes from Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman
  2. 2018 PGA Championship Bellerive Country Club · 264 (-16) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods
  3. 2018 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills G.C. · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Tommy Fleetwood
  4. 2019 PGA Championship Bethpage State Park (Black Course) · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Dustin Johnson
  5. 2023 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · 271 (-9) · by 2 strokes from Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler

Near misses

  1. 2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 278 (-10)
  2. 2017 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T6 · 276 (-4)
  3. 2019 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 276
  4. 2019 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · runner-up to Gary Woodland
  5. 2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T4 · 278 (-6)
  6. 2021 PGA Championship Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 284
  7. 2021 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T6 · 272 (-8)
  8. 2023 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jon Rahm · 280

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 15 matches: 7 won, 6 lost, 2 halved, 8 points. Foursomes 2-3-0, four-ball 2-3-1, singles 3-0-1.

  1. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
  2. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  3. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course USA · USA won 19–9 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  4. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Moments

  1. 2018 PGA Championship Tiger Woods, starting Sunday T6 and four back, shot 64, the best final round of his major career, to finish second.
  2. 2018 PGA Championship Koepka's 264 set the PGA Championship 72-hole scoring record and tied the major-championship record of the time.
  3. 2019 PGA Championship Koepka's 36-hole 128 set a championship record, and his seven-shot 54-hole lead was the largest in PGA Championship history.
  4. 2019 PGA Championship Koepka shot 74 on Sunday as Dustin Johnson charged, but held on by two to become the first wire-to-wire winner (no ties) since Hal Sutton in 1983.
  5. 2023 PGA Championship Club professional Michael Block made a hole-in-one at the 15th on Sunday and finished T15, the best club-pro finish in about 40 years.
  6. 2023 PGA Championship Viktor Hovland birdied 13 and 14 to get within one, then made double bogey at 16 after his ball plugged in a fairway bunker.
  7. 2018 Ryder Cup A spectator hit by Brooks Koepka's tee shot at the 6th hole lost the sight in one eye.
  8. 2023 Ryder Cup Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg beat Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9 & 7 in Saturday foursomes, the biggest 18-hole winning margin in Ryder Cup history.

Records and firsts

  1. 2018 PGA Championship previous 72-hole record · 264
  2. 2019 PGA Championship lowest first 36 · 128
  3. 2018 PGA Championship lowest last 54 · 195
  4. 2019 PGA Championship largest 54-hole lead · 7
  5. 2019 PGA Championship Wire-to-wire PGA champion: outright

Results by championship

    Best day

    2019 PGA Championship

    Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Dustin Johnson

    Koepka's 36-hole 128 set a championship record, and his seven-shot 54-hole lead was the largest in PGA Championship history.

    Koepka shot 74 on Sunday as Dustin Johnson charged, but held on by two to become the first wire-to-wire winner (no ties) since Hal Sutton in 1983.

    Record: lowest first 36 · 128

    Record: largest 54-hole lead · 7

    Record: outright

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2019.

    Career line, 2015–2026

    Masters
    2019 Masters: runner-up to Tiger Woods2023 Masters: runner-up to Jon Rahm
    PGA Championship
    2018 PGA Championship: won2019 PGA Championship: won2021 PGA Championship: runner-up to Phil Mickelson2023 PGA Championship: won
    U.S. Open
    2017 U.S. Open: won2018 U.S. Open: won2019 U.S. Open: runner-up to Gary Woodland
    The Open
    2015 The Open: finished T102017 The Open: finished T62019 The Open: finished T42021 The Open: finished T6
    Ryder Cup
    2016 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-1-02018 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-12021 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-2-02023 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-1
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2026 PGA Tour season: 16 events
    201520202025

    18 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA
    • Tour season

    Brooks Koepka was born on May 3, 1990, in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Koepka won 5 major championships: 3 PGA Championships (2018, 2019, 2023) and 2 U.S. Opens (2017, 2018). Koepka played in 4 Ryder Cups for USA (2016, 2018, 2021, 2023), winning 7, losing 6 and halving 2 of 15 matches for 8 points. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Koepka played 16 events and had 1 top-10 finish.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (5)

    1. 2017 U.S. Open Erin Hills, Erin, WI · 272 (-16) · by 4 strokes from Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman
    2. 2018 PGA Championship Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country, Missouri · 264 (-16) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods
    3. 2018 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, NY · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Tommy Fleetwood
    4. 2019 PGA Championship Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Dustin Johnson
    5. 2023 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York · 271 (-9) · by 2 strokes from Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 278 (-10)
    2. 2017 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T6 · 276 (-4)
    3. 2019 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 276
    4. 2019 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · runner-up to Gary Woodland
    5. 2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T4 · 278 (-6)
    6. 2021 PGA Championship Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 284
    7. 2021 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T6 · 272 (-8)
    8. 2023 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jon Rahm · 280

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 5 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Koepka played 4 Ryder Cups for USA: 15 matches, 7 won, 6 lost, 2 halved, 8 points (53.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-3-0, four-ball 2-3-1, singles 3-0-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
    2. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    3. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course USA · USA won 19–9 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
    4. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Brandt Snedeker (2), Dustin Johnson (2), Tony Finau (2), Daniel Berger (2), Scottie Scheffler (2), Jordan Spieth (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2026 In progress 16 events · 0 wins · 1 top 10s · 10 cuts made · $1,658,567 official money (No. 87) · scoring average (adjusted) 70.038 (No. 24) · strokes gained total 0.633 (No. 34) · driving distance 315.3 (No. 21)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 2018 PGA Championship previous 72-hole record · 264
    2. 2019 PGA Championship lowest first 36 · 128
    3. 2018 PGA Championship lowest last 54 · 195
    4. 2019 PGA Championship largest 54-hole lead · 7
    5. 2019 PGA Championship Wire-to-wire PGA champion: outright

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. PGA Tour
    2. National Club Golfer
    3. Golf Compendium PGA Tour career wins
    4. Golf Compendium winners list
    5. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    6. Wikipedia: Brooks Koepka
    7. Wikidata: Q749702
    8. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    9. PGA of America history
    10. Golf Compendium 2018
    11. Today's Golfer purse history
    12. Salarysport prize-money history
    13. PGA of America 2018 leaderboard
    14. PGA Tour 2018 course stats
    15. Covers cut history
    16. Golf Monthly, Koepka caddie
    17. PGA Tour 2018 overview
    18. PGA of America club pros who made the cut
    19. OWGR player event table, 2018
    20. Golf Compendium 2019
    21. PGA Tour 2019 course stats
    22. Golf Channel, Koepka No. 1 (2019)
    23. golf.com 2019 payouts
    24. Golf Compendium 2023
    25. PGA Tour 2023 course stats
    26. Golf Today OWGR week 20/2023
    27. The Golf News Net 2023 results
    28. R&A 2015
    29. R&A 2017
    30. R&A 2019
    31. R&A 2021
    32. Wikipedia: 2016 Ryder Cup
    33. GolfCompendium: 2016 ryder cup
    34. Wikipedia: 2018 Ryder Cup
    35. GolfCompendium: 2018 ryder cup
    36. roster source: 2021 us ryder cup team who qualified automatically plus six captains p
    37. GolfCompendium: 2021 ryder cup
    38. Wikipedia: 2020 Ryder Cup
    39. Wikipedia: 2023 Ryder Cup
    40. GolfCompendium: 2023 ryder cup
    41. raw.githubusercontent.com: pga season stats.csv
    42. pgatour.com: stats
    43. ESPN statistics API
    44. Golf Compendium scoring records
    45. Golf Today tournament records