Brooks Koepka protects Saudi crown
Published by Bonnyton Golf Club in Golf News · Monday 16 Oct 2023 · 1:00
LIV Golf: Talor Gooch wins the points, but Brooks Koepka protects Saudi crown.
With two birdies in three holes, Brooks Koepka won the Saudi Arabian LIV championship. The only LIV player to compete in the Ryder Cup, defeated Talor Gooch, who finished the season with the highest points in the LIV championship and earned £14.8 million.
At Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Koepka defeated Gooch on the second play-off hole with a two-under-par 68 on Sunday, finishing at 14-under 196.
To secure his third victory on the LIV circuit, Koepka birdied two of his final three holes and added another on his second play-off hole.
Koepka won $4 million (£3.3 million) in prize money for winning. But little did the five-time major winner know that he earned an extra $4 million for coming in third place in the individual standings.
"Sweet. It's a good feeling," stated Koepka.