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Top-Ranked Koepka Commits To Play In The 2020 Honda Classic

Brooks Koepka, the No. 1 player in the world for the at Florida State and blossomed into a three-time All American In 2018, Koepka was the PGA TOUR Player of the Year
past eight months, has committed to play in the 2020 Honda even though he did not win a tournament until his senior year. behind the U.S. Open and PGA Championship victories.
Classic, a PGA TOUR event which will be held Feb. 24 to Four victories on the European Challenge Tour allowed Koepka has stayed humble despite his enormous success.
March 1 at PGA National Resort and Spa. him to graduate to the European Tour and also test the PGA “I view myself completely differently than people view
Koepka, a 29-year-old West Palm Beach product, has been TOUR in 2014. me,” he said. “I still think it’s weird when I walk into a place
the hottest player in golf for two seasons now behind incredible “Going over there was a bunch of fun. It’s the best time and I can see eyes are on me just for dinner. And I’m like,
performances in Major championships. Four of his seven PGA I’ve ever had playing golf,” Koepka said. “You become more what’s everybody staring at?”
TOUR victories have come in Majors. of a well-rounded player playing different places, having to “I just view myself as a regular guy, just like everybody
Koepka, who last year tied for second with Rickie Fowler travel, doing that sort of thing. I felt like I was good enough else. And I just happen to be really good at golf, and that’s it.
behind Keith Mitchell at The Honda Classic, won the PGA to be out here (on the PGA TOUR) when I was there. It’s just I don’t view myself any different than anybody else does. I’m
Championship after finishing second at The Masters. He also hard to get out here. I felt like if I just did what I was supposed just a regular guy. That’s how I’d like to be treated. I don’t want
finished second at the U.S. Open and fourth at the British Open. to do and kind of dug deep and stayed patient that I was going to be put up on a – I don’t want to say a pedestal or anything
He was the fifth player in history to finish in the top five in all to find a way. Luckily enough it was pretty quick.” like that, but I just want to be just like everybody else, just a
four Majors. He made 12 of 16 cuts with two top 10 finishes to earn normal person.”
At the PGA Championship at Bethpage in New York, his TOUR card for 2015. That’s when he put together a The Honda Classic awarded a record-shattering $5.1
Koepka overcame final day struggles in high winds to hold breakthrough season with his first victory (Waste Management million to 157 South Florida philanthropic organizations last
off Dustin Johnson by two strokes. The victory allowed him Phoenix Open) and eight Top 10 finishes. Koepka had five top year, the 13th consecutive year that the PGA TOUR event has
to supplant Johnson and regain the No. 1 spot in the Official five finishes in 2016 before beginning his Major run at the been able to increase its impact on the lives of local children
World Golf Ranking. 2017 Open. and their families. More than 75,000 children and their families
Koepka would have been the first player since Willie Everything came together at Erin Hills. His 72-hole total of benefited from the Honda Classic Cares initiative.
Anderson in 1903 to 1905 to win three consecutive U.S. 16-under 272 tied the tournament record for lowest total under Grounds tickets, Bear Trap tickets and other hospitality
Opens, but Gary Woodland caught fire to beat him by three par, which was set by Rory McIlroy at Congressional Country tickets and packages for the 2020 Honda Classic are on
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At the 2019 Honda Classic, Koepka birdied two of his final February 25, 2020, 6:00 PM
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and claim a share of second place with Fowler at 8-under 272.
That was one stroke behind Mitchell, who holed a 15-foot 105 Barbados Dr, Jupiter, FL 33458
birdie putt on the final hole to win.
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