"I kept telling everybody, but nobody believed me": Brooks Koepka talks about his rediscovered form before winning his 5th Major last year

"I kept telling everybody, but nobody believed me" - Brooks Koepka talks about his rediscovered form before winning his 5th Major last year

By Saivee Phatak

Modified Apr 05, 2024 14:03 GMT

LIV Golf Invitational - Las Vegas - Day Three — Brooks Koepka (Image via Getty)

In 2023, Brooks Koepka finished second at the Augusta Masters and picked up his fifth Major win at the PGA Championship, showing that he is a force to be reckoned with in the golf world.

Before he won his fifth Major, however, Brooks Koepka reportedly underwent quite the struggle to get into playing form. During the Masters which was one month before the PGA Championship, Koepka dislocated his knee after he slipped.

Speaking via Golf Magic, Koepka explained that he tried to put his foot back in place after it had dislocated, and due to his shattered kneecap, it went back in pretty well.

He said:

"My foot was turned out, and when I snapped it back in, because the kneecap had already shattered, it went in pretty good."

Ultimately, Koepka played well at the Masters and finished in second place alongside Phil Mickelson. After that finish, Koepka said that his game changed quite a bit and he himself understood he was returning to form.

He continued:

"I mean, I already knew that [I was back]. I think it was more, I mean, I kept telling everybody, but nobody believed me. I think it was more validation for everybody else."

Brooks Koepka will be back this year at the 2024 Masters, with the hope of bettering his record from last year, and winning the event. However, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Jon Rahm will be amongst several other golfers who are also in the running to pick up the win this year.

Odds for the 2024 Masters field explored ft. Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

Following are the odds for the entire field at the 2024 Masters (via CBS):

Scottie Scheffler +500
Rory McIlroy +1000
Jon Rahm +1300
Brooks Koepka +2100
Jordan Spieth +2100
Will Zalatoris +2100
Viktor Hovland +2100
Xander Schauffele +2400
Ludvig Aberg +2400
Patrick Cantlay +2800
Justin Thomas +2800
Hideki Matsuyama +2800
Cameron Smith +3100
Collin Morikawa +3100
Joaquin Niemann +3100
Wyndham Clark +3100
Matt Fitzpatrick +3600
Dustin Johnson +3600
Tony Finau +4400
Max Homa +4400
Brian Harman +4600
Shane Lowry +4600
Cameron Young +4600
Jason Day +4600
Bryson DeChambeau +4600
Sam Burns +5500
Min Woo Lee +5500
Sahith Theegala +5500
Tommy Fleetwood +5500
Sung-Jae Im +7500
Tyrrell Hatton +7500
Corey Conners +9000
Justin Rose +9000
Patrick Reed +9000
Tom Kim +12000
Russell Henley +12000
Adam Scott +12000
Rickie Fowler +12000
Jake Knapp +12000
Phil Mickelson +16000
Harris English +16000
Sergio Garcia +16000
Tiger Woods +16000
Gary Woodland +19000
Keegan Bradley +19000
Si Woo Kim +19000
Chris Kirk +19000
Ryan Fox +19000
J.T. Poston +19000
Nick Dunlap +19000
Cameron Davis +19000
Thorbjorn Olesen +19000
Adrian Meronk +19000
Sepp Straka +19000
Nick Taylor +19000
Eric Cole +19000
Matthieu Pavon +19000
Emiliano Grillo +19000
Nicolai Hojgaard +19000
Luke List +21000
Adam Hadwin +21000
Charl Schwartzel +28000
Kurt Kitayama +28000
Bubba Watson +28000
Ryo Hisatsune +28000
Erik van Rooyen +28000

The 2024 Masters will be held from April 11 to 14 at the Augusta National Golf Course, and will boast a prize purse of $20 million.