Brooks Koepka has now completed his first event back on the PGA Tour, finishing in a tie for 56th place at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Heading into the tournament, much of the attention was on Koepka. It felt similar to the kind of buzz that usually surrounds Tiger Woods whenever he returns to action these days.
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No one was expecting a miracle return, but there was plenty of curiosity about how he would handle his first week back.
The results were a bit of a mixed bag. He made it through to the weekend but finished 19 shots behind Justin Rose by the end of play at Torrey Pines.
Brooks Koepka outlines the biggest change since his PGA Tour return
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Koepka was never going to hit the ground running. The buzz around him heading into the event was hard to ignore, even if his 2025 form had not exactly turned heads.
His comments after the final round offered some insight into what has changed for him since leaving LIV Golf, noting one aspect in particular that has stood out.
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“Yeah, obviously the biggest change is I feel like I probably don’t know about half the guys. The last four years has been a good bit of turnover. Yeah, that’s the one thing I’ve taken away. Half the guys I do know, the other half I don’t. It will be a fun year just getting to know everybody, and excited,” he said.
Brooks Koepka works on putting after tough third round
Koepka had a tough time on the greens at Torrey Pines, losing more strokes with his putter than anyone else who made the cut. Data Golf tracked him as losing an average of 2.41 shots per round just from putting.
After his third round, the five-time major winner said he was not feeling good about his stroke and decided to spend a few hours working on it at the Scotty Cameron studio before the final round.
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“Yeah, there was a few hours I was there. I don’t know if it was four, I don’t know what it was, but we were there for a little bit,” he revealed.
“Yeah, just worked on setup, kind of what I thought it might be. It wasn’t great today. I think I kind of overdid it. A few more hours of practice. It will be nice, next week greens are pretty good so get out there Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and grind it out.”
Even though things did not come together this week, Koepka has a history of turning things around quickly. At 35, he still has plenty of game left in him and could bounce back sooner rather than later.
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