Brooks Koepka: “Ball Striking Is Phenomenal. Putter Is Horrendous.”

Brooks Koepka: “Ball Striking Is Phenomenal. Putter Is Horrendous.”

Brooks Koepka speaks after opening with a 1-under round at the 2026 PGA Championship and gives a brutally honest assessment of his game.

Koepka says his ball striking has been phenomenal but his putting has been “absolutely horrendous,” calling it the story of his year. He also opens up about difficult family issues last year, finding more joy in golf again, moving on from LIV and focusing only on life back on the PGA Tour.