{"id":832869,"date":"2026-07-29T04:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832869\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:03:14","slug":"brooks-koepka-at-84th-in-fedexcup-points-wds-from-rocket-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832869\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka, at 84th in FedExCup points, WDs from Rocket Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the Rocket Classic.<\/p>\n<p>The reason wasn\u2019t immediately known, but Koepka pulled out of the second-to-last event of the regular season on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Koepka has been dealing with an ulnar-nerve issue that has affected the grip and feeling in his left hand. It forced him out of the<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/news\/brooks-koepka-withdraws-before-final-round-of-rbc-canadian-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> final round of the RBC Canadian Open<\/a>. He followed with missed cuts at the U.S. Open and Genesis Scottish Open before his T-28 at The Open.<\/p>\n<p>He was <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGATOURComms\/status\/2082170824321098056?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">replaced in the field by Ben Silverman<\/a>, and because Koepka\u2019s withdrawal came after noon local time on Monday, the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/news\/rocket-classic-2026-full-field-for-detroit-golf-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">two alternates who gained entry into the field<\/a> to accommodate Koepka, Lanto Griffin and Justin Lower, were able to remain in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Koepka is currently No. 84 in FedExCup points. Only the top 70 after next week\u2019s Wyndham Championship qualify for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Rocket Classic 2026: Round 1 tee times, groupings and how to watch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/news\/rocket-classic-2026-round-1-how-to-watch-tee-times-groupings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"GOLF: JUN 28 PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785297794_532_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Golf Club is getting ready to host its final Rocket Classic this week. Here\u2019s when the tournament\u2019s last first round is set to tee off and where to watch Thursday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the Rocket Classic. The reason wasn\u2019t immediately known, but Koepka pulled out of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-832869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}