Brooks Koepka dominant 63 lead was almost lost to Kiwi Danny Lee at the PGA Championship.
Brooks Koepka reacts after sinking a putt on the ninth green to finish the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament.
Lee almost caught Koepka in the afternoon, the South Korean-born, American-based kiwi finishing in style with birdies at the final two holes for a 64. Other big names were in striking distance. Americans Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson, and Australian Jason Day, all shot 69 in the afternoon, while top Europeans Justin Rose and Jon Rahm managed 70.
“Whenever I hit it on the fairway I gave it a good look for birdie and made those putts today,” said the world number 119, who is playing with new-found confidence after working on his driving distance. “Don’t get me wrong, I’ll take it every day but just need to clean a few things up.” The three-times major champion, who teed off at the 10th hole, bookended his round with monster birdies, a 40-footer at his first and a 33-footer at his last.
“It wasn’t as clean as I’d like to have it for sure. Didn’t get off to a very good start,” said the 15-times major champion.
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