For Brooks Koepka playing good golf in a major is nothing new. Before making the leap to LIV golf, he had up to eight victories on the PGA Tour and four of them were in Grand Slam tournaments (2 PGA and 2 US Open). An unprecedented statistic that makes it very clear the motivation that grows the most within the Palm Beach player. Koepka landed in Augusta after winning the LIV in Miami, the first detail that invited him to be among the main candidates to wear the green jacket. The stellar -7 of the first day confirmed this. But it is that the North American took the big step in the second day of the Masters, in which with a seamless game and a stroke of fortune he cemented his indisputable favoritism.
Koepka signed 67 shots on Friday, which placed him with a total of -12 in the standings, a spectacular figure after just two days. The second lap of him was manual. He played the four par-5s at Augusta National at five under par, with an eagle at 8 and three easy birdies (2, 13 and 15), and signed par on the rest of the holes with a certainty on all the shots that was scary. But it is also that, just a few minutes after delivering his card, the organization began to hang the “Danger†signs in the face of the approaching storm. His main rivals took to the field with black clouds stalking the course while Koepka enjoyed his well-deserved meal under cover and with his lap completed. A luxury.
The presence of a rebel player, a member of the LIV, at the top of the ranking adds a touch of morbidity to the always exciting weekend in Augusta. The rectors of the tournament are confident that the weather does not affect the field too much and that it can be finished on Sunday. The Masters has not been decided on a Monday since 1983, with Seve wearing green.
