Brooks Koepka trivia: 85 facts about the Golf player!

Brooks Koepka is the world number 1 golf player with many championships under his belt!

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1. Brooks Koepka was born in May 3, 1990
2. He is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour
3. He became World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking
4. After winning the 2018 CJ Cup
5. He also won the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in 2018
6. He successfully defended the PGA Championship in 2019
7. Becoming the first golfer in history to hold two major titles back-to-back simultaneously
8. He started his career on the European Challenge Tour
9. And eventually the European Tour
10. He played college golf at Florida State University
11. Brooks Koepka claimed his first major championship at the U.S. Open in 2017 at Erin Hills, Wisconsin
12. He successfully defended his title in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island
13. The first golfer to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Curtis Strange in 1988 and 1989
14. He won his third major at the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club
15. Shooting a major-championship-record-tying 264 over 72 holes
16. His 2018 victories in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship were the first instance of that double since Tiger Woods in 2000
17. He was born in West Palm Beach, Florida
18. He was raised in Lake Worth
19. And attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach
20. He played college golf at Florida State University in Tallahassee
21. There he won three events
22. And was a three-time All-American
23. He qualified for the 2012 U.S. Open as an amateur
24. But missed the cut by six strokes
25. In the summer of 2012, Koepka turned professional
26. And began playing on the Challenge Tour in Europe
27. He won his first title in September at the Challenge de Catalunya
28. In 2013, he had his second victory on the Challenge Tour
29. Winning the 2013 Montecchia Golf Open
30. He followed this a month later with his third win, the Fred Olsen Challenge de España
31. There he set the tournament record, 260 (−24)
32. And won by a record 10 strokes
33. Three weeks later, he had his third win of the year at the Scottish Hydro Challenge
34. With those three wins, he earned his European Tour card for the remainder of the 2013 season
35. And for the full 2014 season
36. The day after his third Challenge Tour win of 2013, Koepka qualified for the 2013 Open Championship
37. Koepka made his debut as a member of the European Tour at the Scottish Open, finishing T12
38. He played in three events prior to promotion to membership
39. On the 2014 PGA Tour, Koepka played a few events on sponsor’s exemptions and through open qualifying
40. In his first event of the year, Koepka led after the second and third rounds of the Frys.com Open
41. He finished tied for third
42. At the U.S. Open, he collected a fourth-place finish
43. Which earned him his first PGA Tour card, for the 2014 – 15 season
44. And his first Masters invitation
45. He was 15th at the PGA Championship
46. And was nominated for the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award
47. On the 2014 European Tour, Koepka won the Turkish Airlines Open
48. And finished third at the Dubai Desert Classic
49. And Omega European Masters
50. And ninth at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
51. He ranked 8th in the 2014 Race to Dubai rankings
52. And was named the European Tour’s Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
53. On February 1, 2015, Koepka won his first PGA Tour event, the Waste Management Phoenix Open
54. And moved to 19th in the Official World Golf Ranking
55. At the 2015 Open Championship, Koepka improved every day
56. And a final round 68 vaulted him into a tie for 10th at the Old Course at St Andrews
57. The next week, Koepka was tied for fourth after 54 holes at the RBC Canadian Open
58. But a final round 74 pushed him down to a tie for 18th at the Glen Abbey Golf Course
59. He then tied for 6th at the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
60. And tied for 5th at the 2015 PGA Championship
61. In 2015, he chose to give up his European Tour membership
62. In 2017, Koepka won his first major championship by claiming the U.S. Open title at Erin Hills, Wisconsin
63. His win tied him for the record of the lowest U.S. Open score at 16 under
64. Tied with Rory McIlroy’s 2011 record
65. Koepka had to undergo wrist surgery after the 2017 season
66. And had hoped that his recuperation would be complete in time for the 2018 Masters Tournament
67. But he had to withdraw
68. Saying that he was only 80% fit
69. He recovered to successfully defend his U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills
70. Becoming the first player since Curtis Strange in 1989 to win consecutive U.S. Open titles
71. Which has occurred only seven times
72. He won his third major at the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club
73. At the 2018 Ryder Cup, an errant tee shot by Koepka struck a female spectator
74. And caused her right eye to explode resulting in permanent blindness
75. Also at the Ryder Cup, it was rumored that Koepka and teammate Dustin Johnson got into a feud over some personal issues
76. But Koepka denied these claims
77. On October 21, 2018, Koepka won the CJ Cup
78. And the win moved him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking
79. On May 19, 2019, Koepka won the 2019 PGA Championship
80. The first to successfully defend the PGA Championship
81. Since Tiger Woods in 2007
82. Koepka has a younger brother
83. His name is Chase
84. He is also a professional golfer
85. He is 6ft and weights 205 lb