Koepka: I'm Mentally And Physically Stronger Than Other Guys
Koepka was speaking on the Golf Monthly podcast about his recovery from a wrist injury
The three-time Major winner was speaking on the Golf Monthly podcast about his recovery from a wrist injury
Koepka: I'm Mentally And Physically Stronger Than Other Guys
This time last year, Brooks Koepka was sitting on the sidelines with a wrist injury after the best year in his career.
The 2017 US Open champion began 2018 inside the world's top 10 with a huge season ahead of him but was unable to play in the year's first Major due to that wrist injury.
It turned out that he recovered fairly well, winning the US Open for the second time in a row in just his fifth start after the injury, before winning his third Major just a couple of months later at the USPGA Championship.
Koepka spoke to the Golf Monthly Clubhouse Podcast and Michael Weston on what his recovery was like, revealing that his wrist is probably going to tear one day.
He also spoke about his lack of practice due to the injury and also how lucky he is that he is more physically and mentally stronger than other guys.
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Listen to Koepka's exclusive interview in our podcast (Koepka begins at 9 minutes):
"It was pretty bad," he said of the injury.
"I didn't know when I came back whether it would be the same, whether I was gonna have to change my swing, I didn't know.
"I wasn't really thinking of that [never playing again]. I know that it has ended quite a few guys' careers.
"I wasn't focused on it, I just figured if I could come back and try to get healthy.
"I'm lucky where I'm physically gifted a lot more than other people and I'm a lot stronger than other guys, mentally, physically.
"Eventually it's probably going to fully tear but you never know. Just hang on 'til then."
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
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