Brooks Koepka finally makes Masters confession: I mean, I can say it now Brooks Koepka has given

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Brooks Koepka finally makes Masters confession: I mean, I can say it now
Brooks Koepka has given

fresh insight into his choke at the 2023 Masters where he was upstaged by his LIV Golf peer Jon Rahm.

Koepka led by two strokes heading into the final round at Augusta National but was upstaged by Jon Rahm.

Rahm kept his nerve and showed patience while the big American was erratic right out of the gate, dropping four shots on the front nine.

It took a few weeks for Koepka to admit that he did in fact choke after firing that final round of 75.

But he also claimed there was something else that hindered him, although he refused to reveal what it was.

Now, though, he appears to have given fresh insight into what transpired during a YouTube golf match against new LIV Golf recruit Rick Shiels.

“I handed Phil one on a silver platter, I really think in ’19 I blew Augusta to Tiger and I gave one to Jon at Augusta.

Koepka said he believes his game suits Augusta, adding: “I mean I can say it now. You’re the first person I said it to, I got so obsessed and focussed on … I wanted it so bad that that was the problem.

“I couldn’t take my own advice. It’s easy to say it, right? But in the moment I want to win Augusta, I’ve always wanted to do this and you’ve got the opportunity and it’s right there in front of you.

“All you’ve got to do is finish 18 more holes. I got so far ahead. And when you get so far ahead you lose what’s going on and it just became a disaster and a snowball effect and you’re just going down and down.”