I don't really think too far ahead, usually.
— Brooks Koepka
I'm about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.
You can't hide when you're on the top of the leaderboard. You can't hide my name.
I've always felt like I was going to win a British Open at St. Andrews. That place is suited for me.
I don't like people; I don't let too many people into my life.
You tell me I can't do something, I'm going to do it.
I honestly just want to take a selfie sometimes.
Everyone remembers the winner; nobody remembers who finishes second. But quite a lot, I seem to be right around the hunt with nine holes to play.
You've got guys who will kiss up, and I'm not gonna kiss up. I don't need to kiss anyone's butt. I'm here to play golf.
I just kind of keep doing what I'm doing, keep plugging away, kind of hide behind closed doors sometimes, which is nice, kind of the way I'd like to keep it.
I learned how to play golf over in Europe; I learned how to manage being on the road.
If you look at some of the strongest athletes in the world, they're gymnasts. And they're the most flexible. You can be very strong, very flexible, and still be able to move.
St. Andrews is my favorite place to play golf. I've said it many times. I love the design. I love how there is always a bunker in play. And every time you play, it is always a little bit different. There are so many angles out there. It is beautifully designed. And so much fun to play.
I don't mind being by myself, even in a foreign country.
I'm just really good at blending in. If you look at how I've grown up, I wasn't the best, so hanging back comes more naturally.
I'm not somebody who's going to panic if things go the wrong way.
A question I get asked a lot in pro-ams is how I'm able to swing the club as hard as I do. Honestly, I'm not swinging that hard. I'm using about 75 percent of my maximum effort.
I see the young guys coming out of college. They are bombing it past me. They hit it so far, they are leaving me in the dust.
I don't get sore. If you're working out every day, you're not going to be sore.
I get in that zone, even if I'm relaxing or whatever, where I just zone out. I don't even hear anybody. You could ask me a question five times, and I don't even hear it.
My whole life, I grew up watching Tiger Woods. If I tuned in to a golf tournament, that's who I watched.
I've always been, I guess, pretty cool.
Golf's weird because it's individual, and there's nobody to blame but yourself, but then, golfers also have this it's-everybody-else's-fault thing where you don't take ownership.
To me, traveling in the United States isn't that much fun. I like to go elsewhere and experience different cultures.
What's been good for the downtime is I got a dog. A little black lab. I've been training her, so she's kept me occupied.
As long as every tournament, every year, you're getting better and better, that's all that matters.
Sometimes your haters are your biggest motivators.
Being 21, 22 years old... traveling the world and getting to play golf is pretty neat.
I feel like if you outwork everybody, you're giving yourself the best opportunity every time you go into an event. You want to outwork everybody, and you want to beat everybody. Put in the work, and the results will come.
I'm not the biggest on social media.
To be honest, I'm not a big golf nerd. Golf is kind of boring, not much action.
I'm going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.
To be No. 1 is something I've dreamed of as a kid.
A lot of golfers take the club back with almost no upper-body rotation - they're all arms. And even when they do rotate back, it's usually on a flat shoulder plane. If your shoulders turn back fairly level with the ground, it's hard to swing down from inside the target line and hit an accurate shot.
Golf doesn't really have many big guys.
I don't care what anyone thinks about me.
I'm not always smiling when I'm on the golf course. Sometimes, hey, listen, people have regular jobs. You go to them when they're working, and you catch them not in the best moment either. So I understand how people could perceive me. But come get to know me, and I'm totally a different person.
I'm not going to let everyone in, but when I do open up, I trust you. I let you fully in. My close friends, my family, and everyone around me can really appreciate it, and sometimes it's not the easiest to open up to people.
I like to lay low. I like to hang back. I like to be the person that's not really recognized.
Sometimes you just need to be put in your place, I think.
You start comparing yourself to other people, you end up trying to be that person. You've got to be your own person, do it your own way. You can be motivated by somebody, but you don't have to take after them.
A lot of guys are known for the stuff they do off the golf course and who they like to hang around. It's pretty obvious who's doing that and who isn't.
I always try to find something where I feel like I'm kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.
Golf's my job; it's not my life. It's something I've enjoyed, but I also like to get away from the golf course.
I got into a car accident and couldn't play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and it's panned out. I think it was a blessing in disguise.
I love travelling. I'll go anywhere. I think it's so much fun.
I haven't had too many tragedies in my family where there has been a loss or even an accident. I've been lucky in that sense.
There are some things you have to accept come with being really good at something: more attention, more eyes on you, every move you make - whether good or bad, you have to answer. If that's the price of where I want to get, it'll be worth it.
Being in the fairway, I think the fairways are a little bit more overrated.
I typically opt for a fade when I'm hitting into greens. It's just an easier shot to control.
