I play fairly aggressively week to week and fire at a lot of pins. So I might miss more greens than other pros, but I'm still only a few yards from the hole when I do. That being said, when I really need to hit a green in regulation, I'm confident in my swing.
— Brooks Koepka
Sitting on that couch eating and gaining 20 pounds isn't exactly fun - there's only so much you can do.
Pressure comes from fear. If you start thinking about the result or what might happen if you do something, that's the only time there's pressure.
It was very frustrating, sitting on the couch, not doing anything. I couldn't pick up anything with my left hand. I was in a soft cast all the way up to my elbow. It wasn't fun. A lot of TV. I don't wish it upon anybody.
It's really impressive when you've got two teams that are really battling it out, low-scoring game, a pitcher's duel. To me, that's so fun to watch.
To defend your major is pretty tough.
You always feel like you've got something to prove, whether it be to yourself or somebody else. I can think of plenty of people along the way telling me I'll be nothing, working at McDonald's, doing things like that. The whole time, you're just trying to prove them wrong.
I enjoy being pushed to the limit. Sometimes you feel like you are about to break mentally, but that's what I enjoy.
I'm always overlooked.
I've played the game for 23, 24 years. Four months off, I'm not going to lose it.
My goals? They're pretty high.
There's something about majors where I just focus a lot more. Obviously, I need to do that more often.
For some reason, I can really tune in in the majors, and I have no idea why. They really get my attention.
My expectations have always been to be one of the top players in the world, and that matches well with Paylocity's mission. They are changing things in their industry just like I want to make a mark on professional golf.
I'm pretty chill.
I'm an athlete. I'm not a big golf nerd in that aspect. I'm not big on the history.
I think it's always great to have the support of fans and get as many people as you can behind you.
You're always working to try and climb that ladder.
It's amazing to go World No. 1 on a win. I think is something I've always wanted to do.
I just think pressure is all what you put on yourself.
There are a lot of things that people love, they just can't do for a living.
I'm just focused on me.
When you're out here grinding away, firing at some flags, firing at the middle of the green, you just got to be very patient, and I always do a pretty good job of that in the majors.
I enjoy hard golf courses.
The U.S. Open just takes so much discipline. You have got to be a great putter and just kind of let things roll off your back.
Records are meant to be broken, I guess.
I'm usually out there grinding. You see a birdie go up on the board, and you're not thinking about how it affects the tournament because you're playing.
I'm not a big fan of losing.
Anytime you can get some congratulatory - anything said or the guys waiting around the green - that's always nice. You're out here so many weeks a year, and sometimes away from your family, and the tour kind of becomes your family. So when you have these guys hanging around, it's special.
Three majors at 28. It's a cool feeling. It really is.
I don't think anybody wants to be mediocre.
I think of three things, and that's it. Just keep it short and take it outside and swing it left.
I was a pretty average golfer.
You're always going to have fans, and you're always going to have people that hate you. The people around me, they know who I am, and that's really all I care about.
You've got to be able to let things roll off your back, and you've got to have some patience.
I need to play well in the majors; that's been my key. That's been something that I've created a pattern in the majors, and I just need to keep improving.
I've got a good game plan... keep things simple with my golf swing.
I couldn't hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.
There's a different feeling when you show up and you're defending. You can't wait to get out there. You're not anxious that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday would be over, but you're just excited to get that ball in the air on Thursday.
I have a lot of self-belief.
I can really appreciate how hard it is to win a major, and to win back-to-back is special.
I don't feel like there is anybody out there with more confidence than me.
I've been so in the zone, you don't know where you are or where you're at.
I think I can win multiple times a year.
It's taken me a long time to learn how to not try to win. I've been trying to win too badly. I feel like I've underachieved.
If I can stay healthy and actually show up to a major, I feel like I've got a good chance.
It's pretty obvious when Tiger makes a birdie. I think everybody at the golf course cheers for him.
I wanted to become a well-rounded player.
At home, I'm definitely not watching golf. I'd rather be watching baseball, basketball, football, whatever it is.
I could have played in a lot of Monday qualifiers for PGA Tour events, which would have been fine as long as I was getting through. But Monday qualifiers can also be depressing if you are missing out time and again.
