Brooks Koepka finds himself in contention after the first round of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.
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ThepostBrooksKoepkasoundsoffonheatedmomentwithcoachfromUSOpenappearedfirstonClutchPoints.
The2025U.S.OpenteedoffonThursday,withtheworld’sbestgolferstryingtofigureoutOakmontCountryClub.ThegolfcoursejustoutsideofPittsburgh,PA,isconsideredoneofthemostdifficultintheworld.Whilemanyofthetop-rankedgolferslikeScottieScheffler,RoryMcIlroy,andBrysonDeChambeauhadahardtime,BrooksKoepkathrived.
Koepkasignedfora2-under68tosittwoshotsoffthelead,surprisinglyheldbyJ.J.Spaun.Afterward,Koepkadetailedhisround,butalsowhatithastakenforhimtofindproperformonceagain.
“IthoughtIplayedprettyconsistent,droveitreallywell,”hesaidofhisopening18.“Ironplaywasprettygood.WhenIdidmissit,IfeltlikeImisseditinthecorrectspots.Acoupleofgoodbunkershots.”
ItwasnotverylongagothatBrooksKoepkawasconsideredthebestgolferontheplanet.
Hebrokethroughinmajors,winningthe2017U.S.OpenatErinHills.Thefollow
