Brooks Koepka has had a woeful year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The five-time major champion missed the cut in three of the four majors and recorded only two top 10s on LIV. Then, he missed the Irish Open cut two weeks ago with a second-round 80 and failed to secure a weekend tee time last week at the BMW PGA Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It appears his game on the mend, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Koepka, looking for his first win since LIV Golf Greenbrier in August 2024, is tied for the DP World Tour\u2019s FedEx Open de France lead with Min Woo Lee after 54 holes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like my game\u2019s been trending in the right direction,\u201d Koepka said after a third-round 6-under 65. \u201cThe results haven\u2019t been there, but I feel a lot closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased with the work I\u2019ve put in over the last few months and nothing\u2019s shown, so hopefully, I get a chance to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why has the 35-year-old been able to flip the script on his season this week?<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I felt very uncomfortable over the putts pretty much all year,\u201d said Koepka, who ranks 16th in the field in strokes-gained putting. \u201cJust been a little bit of hand position. We\u2019ve got it sorted now where I feel like I\u2019m striking the putts very well, hitting them on line and feel confident, and that\u2019s honestly half the battle, is feeling confident and if you\u2019re not confident out there, it\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was evident on holes 13 through 17, where he carded five straight birdies on the hardest part of the course.\u00a0<\/p>\n