Having struggled with injury and focus, the American is right back contention at the Majors
Koepka, for sure, avoided the pitfalls of others. Rory McIlroy was the high-profile fall guy – suffering a second missed cut in three years, with last year’s runners-up sandwiched in between – as his driving and especially his putting betrayed him in his hour of need. And as if to show how fickle the sport can be, Corey Conners, last week’s winner of the Valero Texas Open, also failed miserably.
Amateur Sam Bennett reacts on the 18th green during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images “Probably towards the end of last year, I felt it was coming. It wasn’t exactly all the way there. Probably, I’d say January I knew I was back. I knew everything was right where it needed to be strength-wise, mobility-wise and being able to do things with the golf swing,” said Koepka.
“It’s just that simple. There was definitely moments of that. Last year was pretty tough. Just a lot of frustration. Felt like I should have been ahead of where I was. Some other things off the course happened, and it just doesn’t put you in a good mood, and it’s tough to wake up every day and go through the whole grind, and it takes you 20 minutes just to get out of bed and move it. But I’m a lot better now,” he said.
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