Brooks Koepka withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday.
Koepka, 36 and a nine-time PGA Tour winner, returned to the Tour earlier this season from LIV Golf. He has made 10 starts and seven cuts this season. He has recorded five top 25s and one top 10, a T-9 at the Cognizant Classic.
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Koepka, who had played four of the last five weeks, finished T-14 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday. He is committed to play in the RBC Canadian Open in two weeks and is exempt into the U.S. Open, which he won in 2018, the last time his national championship was played at Shinnecock Golf Club, the site of the 126th Open.
May 21, 2026; McKinney, Texas, USA; Brooks Koepka shakes hands with Scottie Scheffler following their round on the ninth green during the first round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
News of his WD had to be a big disappointment for the alternates. Had Koepka remained in the 132-man field, the size would have been expanded to 135.
Koepka had played at Colonial Country Club just twice before — finished second in 2018 and T-32 in 2020.
The Charles Schwab Challenge field already was hurting from Jordan Spieth skipping for the first time in his career and no Scottie Scheffler either. Denny McCarthy and David Ford also withdrew on Sunday.
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