Koepka finds it hard to swallow the sadness of finishing second in the Masters 2023
"At the moment, I find it difficult to accept the results. Maybe it takes a few days to get over the sadness," Koepka said of the emotional question before witnessing Jon Rahm don the "Green Jacket" as the new champion of Masters 2023 morning 10. /4 according to Hanoi time.
Including the last match, Koepka has been able to participate in eight battles at the prestigious event organized by Augusta National since 1934.
In the 2019 period, he won T2 for the first time while Tiger Woods won the fifth time. That year, Koepka scored -12, just one stroke behind his senior. This year, Koepka is at T2 again, but at -9 and four strokes behind new champion Jon Rahm.
Koepka indirectly comforted herself through a speech before leaving the Masters. He said: "I don't think I made too many mistakes. Just not good enough to win the championship. But sometimes golf is like that. Maybe after a week I'll be optimistic again to get in the mood for the PGA Championship, US Open and The Open".
Meanwhile, after being crowned, Rahm said: "I didn't expect Brooks to drop so I gave it my all."
In fact, Koepka gradually "lost fire" before a great opportunity to hold Masters.
After the second round, Koepka took the top of the table, at -12 points, and the history of the major quartet supported him to win the championship. Because up to that time, the group of prestigious awards only 11 times recorded the level of -12 halfway through, of which nine times led to the championship.
The possibility of Koepka being crowned increased when he finished the 6th hole in round 3. At that time, Koepka was at -13 while Rahm was next at -9. But by the end of the match, Koepka, despite continuing to be at the top, was down to -11, while Rahm was still -9.
At the finish line, both started last, from hole 1. Within four holes, Koepka lost all advantage because of bogey on hole 4 while Rahm kept par with birdie on hole 3. Then the Spaniard led from Koepka from hole 6. After 12 holes, Rahm was up -10, Koepka down -7. That passage, Koepka, in addition to the 4th hole bogey, recurs three times over the seven holes.
On hole 13, Koepka got the first birdie, but the difference was still three strokes because Rahm also took the birdie to -11. From hole 14 onwards, Koepka's score fluctuates in the range of -7 to -9. And then it stopped at -8 after he added a 17th hole bogey and kept par 18.
In contrast, Rahm added a birdie and no bogey to the end, thereby setting a -12 victory for the 87th Masters. Rahm took home $ 3.24 million, Koepka received $ 1,548 million for the T2 position with Phil Mickelson.
Koepka, 32, is currently banned by the PGA Tour because of the Saudi-sponsored LIV Golf League from the 2022 opening season. The organization that owns these two arenas is suing each other for unfair competition in US courts. Despite this, Koepka still qualified for the 2023 Masters thanks to winning the peer-to-peer tournaments in the last five years. Furthermore, the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open are all beyond the control or control of the organization that governs the US first-class golf arena.
During his time on the PGA Tour, Koepka was an A-list star, showing through eight cups of which half came from major - US Open 2017, 2018, PGA Championship 2018, 2019 and a total of 47 weeks at the top of the men's professional golf table. world industry.
