An injury cloud hangs over former double US Open champion Brooks Koepka who cited a hand injury for his shock withdrawal early ahead of the final round of the RBC Canadian Open.
Koepka struggled on ‘moving day’ of the premier Canadian event posting a two-over par 72 but then ahead of day four, the American officially withdrew from the tournament.
The five-time major champion admitted that he was struggling with the grip of his club ahead of the fourth round in Canada.
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Back-to-back 2017/2018 winner @BKoepka battling a hand injury ahead of this coming week’s US Open at @ShinnecockHills
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“Yeah, I don’t know what it is. I’m struggling to grip the club with my ring finger and pinkie finger, so can’t grip it,” said Koepka.
“So, the club is kind of just, my fingers would come loose, it was kind of numb. I don’t know what the deal was but hopefully we’ll figure it out.”
The 36-year-old Koepka had been observed receiving treatment on the 11th tee box at the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) during the third round.
“Yeah, the whole warm-up, I felt fine, I was absolutely good,” he said.
“Then got to the range and went to grip the club and I just couldn’t even grip it.”So it lasted — it was all day. Felt better the last few holes. I don’t know if that’s just the meds kicked in or what it is. But hopefully we’ll figure it out now.”
While there’s no suggestion Koepka may not be teeing-up in returning to the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hill, it promises to be a special week for Koepka as he captured the second of his two consecutive U.S. Open championships at Shinnecock Hills in 2018. He had won the 2017 US Open at Erin Hills.
This week’s US Open will also be Koepka’s 13th US Open appearance along with his 49th showing at the game’s highest level having made his majors debut in 2012 at Olympic Club in San Francisco but missing the halfway cut.
