Brooks is an example of letting a career play out

[bandrz]

As of now BK has more major upside than Yippy Spieth ... simply more talented and Spieth has to overcome the yips now

BK is so long accurate and has great touch

 

Yeah, i'm going to go ahead and sort of disagree with you there. The way jordan battles when he doesn't have it shows me all i really need to see with this kid. I'm taking him over just about anybody moving forward.

[BrockPSU]

I think Spieth is away down a rabbit hole at the moment. Too wrapped up in talking things out with his caddie. I wonder sometimes if he's doing it for TGC mics or if he has genuinely forgotten how to play a golf shot.

 

DJ was class on Saturday, hands on hips waiting for piercy to tee off on 7. Piercy barely completes his backswing and there's DJ right in putting his tee in the ground. To know you're good and just step up and hit is great to watch.

 

when did Jordan ever not talk out a shot with his caddie? I love how people just think Jordan wont bounce back and immediately jump on the bandwagon of Brooks and DJ. Players get hot, and that's what is needed to win at that level anymore.

[ray9898]

This place is pretty comical. People always jumping to 'write off' players and they are never right. For example.....looks like some are writing Spieth off.....again.

[johnseg]

I won't say if Brooks Koepka is on a springboard to greatness or not. I can think of another player with 3 wins including 2 U.S. Opens, Andy North. These guys for the most part have ups and downs throughout their careers. There aren't many guys that end their career have 20+ tour wins. Spieth might never win again or he might go another run. No better reason to watch than to see who rises up from week to week while we wait for the next generational talent.

[chrisronline]

This place is pretty comical. People always jumping to 'write off' players and they are never right. For example.....looks like some are writing Spieth off.....again.

 

I know, right? He finished 3rd at the Masters this year.

[WidespreadPanic]

And brooks need to change his swing slightly to hook proof himself for more majors to come. He gets too under the plane and not openning hips enough before impact, maybe he was abit nervious at the tee. In contrast DJ was so much more relaxed and excuted tee shots better. If brooks didnt miss 4 fairways he could easily end up with -2 or -3.

A truly unbelievable post.

[ray9898]

 

I know, right? He finished 3rd at the Masters this year.

 

Just luck I guess....after all he has been unremarkable after winning The Open less than a year ago.

[bscinstnct]

Really starting to be a BK fan

 

But he got a little out of control celebrating after the win

 

[JonnyKrasnodar]

This place is pretty comical. People always jumping to 'write off' players and they are never right. For example.....looks like some are writing Spieth off.....again.

 

Wind your neck in. I said he's down the rabbit hole, not he's never winning again. Read before you post. Might help you get the point.

[MidwestGolfBum]

I won't say if Brooks Koepka is on a springboard to greatness or not. I can think of another player with 3 wins including 2 U.S. Opens, Andy North. These guys for the most part have ups and downs throughout their careers. There aren't many guys that end their career have 20+ tour wins. Spieth might never win again or he might go another run. No better reason to watch than to see who rises up from week to week while we wait for the next generational talent.

 

You know, that's actually a really good point and I had forgotten that, that was Andy's resume. It is certainly going to be interesting to see what happens with all of the younger guys that have become stars on Tour now. Some of it seems, to me, that because of the fact that we are at a point where we have so many great players who are capable of winning each and every week that when somebody gets a little cold for one reason or another they become "done" or "washed up" in so many people's minds. No matter what happens, we have a lot of really good golf to look forward to going forward and I really like that.

[bbedell]

I won't say if Brooks Koepka is on a springboard to greatness or not. I can think of another player with 3 wins including 2 U.S. Opens, Andy North. These guys for the most part have ups and downs throughout their careers. There aren't many guys that end their career have 20+ tour wins. Spieth might never win again or he might go another run. No better reason to watch than to see who rises up from week to week while we wait for the next generational talent.

 

You know, that's actually a really good point and I had forgotten that, that was Andy's resume. It is certainly going to be interesting to see what happens with all of the younger guys that have become stars on Tour now. Some of it seems, to me, that because of the fact that we are at a point where we have so many great players who are capable of winning each and every week that when somebody gets a little cold for one reason or another they become "done" or "washed up" in so many people's minds. No matter what happens, we have a lot of really good golf to look forward to going forward and I really like that.

 

I think the plethora of undeniable young and middle aged talent on the tour today really only enforces how good BK is to have won back to back USOs...especially on courses that set up as such opposites. He can win when the course sets up soft/get-able and you have to go low (2017), and he can win when the course sets up as a beast that offends 90% of the pros playing it (2018). Basically, if he's got his head in the game, he can win anywhere...and per his own words it seems like his focus and desire are heightened the tougher the course is...scary.

[ClintDagger]

Strange thread. Nobody wrote off Brooks. He was injured and it was going to take a little time for his form to come back and the time was simply this weekend for it all to come back together.

[bbedell]

Strange thread. Nobody wrote off Brooks. He was injured and it was going to take a little time for his form to come back and the time was simply this weekend for it all to come back together.

 

Personally, I seem to remember quite a few people on the message boards and in the golf media who expressed the opinion that Brooks was more of a right guy/right time situation and happened to get hot on an extremely easy US Open setup...figuring we might see him win a couple more small tourneys over the course of his career but unlikely to win more majors...just my recollection though

[Dave230]

This place is pretty comical. People always jumping to 'write off' players and they are never right. For example.....looks like some are writing Spieth off.....again.

 

I know, right? He finished 3rd at the Masters this year.

 

And if he holes a putt on 18 on Friday, good chance he gets into contention at the weekend like Finau and Berger based off the easier conditions early on Saturday. Spieth is still the most reliable major contender at the moment.

[Golfjack]

And brooks need to change his swing slightly to hook proof himself for more majors to come. He gets too under the plane and not openning hips enough before impact, maybe he was abit nervious at the tee. In contrast DJ was so much more relaxed and excuted tee shots better. If brooks didnt miss 4 fairways he could easily end up with -2 or -3.

Wait so you're saying the guy with the swing that in your opinion needs more work performed better, while DJ who has a better swing executed shots better but didn't score better? The same guy who shot 7 over the day before? DJ is the better overall player for sure, but I don't think pro's who just won the US Open twice in a row need to change their swing, unless you want to get into the Tiger way of making things harder in your career (at least Tiger had a reason (his knee)).

[Garush34]

I won't say if Brooks Koepka is on a springboard to greatness or not. I can think of another player with 3 wins including 2 U.S. Opens, Andy North. These guys for the most part have ups and downs throughout their careers. There aren't many guys that end their career have 20+ tour wins. Spieth might never win again or he might go another run. No better reason to watch than to see who rises up from week to week while we wait for the next generational talent.

 

Brooks also has 5 wins in Europe as well though, so no reason to think he won't get more wins throughout his career on the PGA tour. I can see him easily win The Open in the future, I have watching play around St Andrews during the Dunhill Links and his game certainly stacks up to won that can win there, he has the length and the accuracy. His short game is much improved from that of a few years ago when I seen him play, he has more shots in the bag which you need to win the Open.

[beluga99]

Love the way he plays. Interestingly his three PGA wins come on courses with no trees. Maybe he doesn't like trees? Hope he performs well at Carnoustie.

[ray9898]

Wind your neck in. I said he's down the rabbit hole, not he's never winning again. Read before you post. Might help you get the point.

 

 

Yeah....he is down a rabbit hole alright....talking things out with his caddie just like he did on the first 3 legs of his march to a grand slam. Poor guy has lost his way.

[AllShowNoDough]

I won't say if Brooks Koepka is on a springboard to greatness or not. I can think of another player with 3 wins including 2 U.S. Opens, Andy North. These guys for the most part have ups and downs throughout their careers. There aren't many guys that end their career have 20+ tour wins. Spieth might never win again or he might go another run. No better reason to watch than to see who rises up from week to week while we wait for the next generational talent.

 

You know, that's actually a really good point and I had forgotten that, that was Andy's resume. It is certainly going to be interesting to see what happens with all of the younger guys that have become stars on Tour now. Some of it seems, to me, that because of the fact that we are at a point where we have so many great players who are capable of winning each and every week that when somebody gets a little cold for one reason or another they become "done" or "washed up" in so many people's minds. No matter what happens, we have a lot of really good golf to look forward to going forward and I really like that.

 

This is kind of how I'm looking at it. It seems the media, and social media for that matter, is trying to find the next dominate Tiger like player. The truth is, the depth of quality at that level, could be as deep as it's ever been. I just don't think it's possible for someone to win at the clip we as fans are looking for.

 

It's the same with every other sport as well. Who's the next LeBron? Who's the next Brady? It's the sports culture we live in now.

[JonnyKrasnodar]

Wind your neck in. I said he's down the rabbit hole, not he's never winning again. Read before you post. Might help you get the point.

 

 

Yeah....he is down a rabbit hole alright....talking things out with his caddie just like he did on the first 3 legs of his march to a grand slam. Poor guy has lost his way.

 

Never mind. You're missing the point. It's the fanboi way.

[ray9898]

Never mind. You're missing the point. It's the fanboi way.

 

Fanboi....are you 12? Bottom line is you just don't have a point. A golf career is a series of ups and down. Someone struggling now can be on fire in 2 months, no way to predict it.

[JonnyKrasnodar]

Never mind. You're missing the point. It's the fanboi way.

 

Fanboi....are you 12? Bottom line is you just don't have a point. A golf career is a series of ups and down. Someone struggling now can be on fire in 2 months, no way to predict it.

 

No, sounds like you are. Jog on. You don't like an opinion, tough.

[johnseg]

I don't think that the depth of field is preventing a truly dominant player from emerging. I just don't think he is out there right now. Truthfully this era reminds me a lot of the pre-Tiger era. You had guys like Faldo, Norman, Els, Mickelson, Stewart, Strange, Couples, Singh, Azinger, and Price. It was a pretty deep field. Then Tiger came along and everything changed.

 

There will be another great coming that will lap field. Just not yet.

[bscinstnct]

I don't think that the depth of field is preventing a truly dominant player from emerging. I just don't think he is out there right now. Truthfully this era reminds me a lot of the pre-Tiger era. You had guys like Faldo, Norman, Els, Mickelson, Stewart, Strange, Couples, Singh, Azinger, and Price. It was a pretty deep field. Then Tiger came along and everything changed.

 

There will be another great coming that will lap field. Just not yet.