The withdrawal brings to a close an unstable season for Koepka, who recorded just a pair of top-25 finishes in 13 starts. He was a surprise runner-up in defense of his title last month at TPC Southwind, then played his method into contention at the PGA Championship prior to struggling to a final-round 74.
Koepka signs up with Vaughn Taylor (rib) as early-week withdrawals at TPC Boston, reducing todays field to 123. Hes anticipated to make his next start at the U.S. Open in four weeks, where hell look to complete first or second for the fourth straight year.
In an e-mail, Koepkas manager said that Koepka plans to rest for the next couple of weeks “to make sure that hes ready to opt for the start of the 2020-21 season.”
” This is physical,” Koepka said. “I know how to do it, I can do it. I just physically cant do it.”
Brooks Koepka has actually withdrawn from The Northern Trust because of injury, a decision that implies his 2019-20 PGA Tour season is over.
Koepka was expected to make his seventh start in as numerous weeks at TPC Boston, and at No. 97 in points he likely needed at least a top-20 finish to have any chance of advancing to the 70-man BMW Championship. Instead, he pulled out on the eve of the opening round, mentioning knee and hip concerns.
Recently Koepka missed the cut at the Wyndham Championship, where he confirmed that he is having issues getting over to his left side. He defined that the source this time is not his left knee, which was run upon in 2015 and which Koepka re-injured at the CJ Cup in October.
” This is physical,” Koepka stated. “I understand how to do it, I can do it. I simply physically cant do it.”
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