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Brooks Koepka rallied from an opening 3-over 74 on Thursday to put together a solid three-day stretch of golf in his hometown event, walking away with from the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches with his best result since returning to the PGA TOUR.<\/p>\n
Koepka, whose last top-10 finish on TOUR in a stroke-play tournament that wasn’t a major came at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open (he, of course, won the PGA Championship in 2023), fired a final-round 65 at PGA National and was inside the top 10 as the final groups started on the back nine.<\/p>\n
Koepka\u2019s 6-under effort Sunday was his best round of the week, and he was tied for the best overall Strokes Gained: Total effort of anyone in the field for the final day. He started hot, making birdies on Nos. 3 and 4 before going 5 under over a six-hole stretch after making the turn.<\/p>\n
The nine-time TOUR winner made an important change to his putting on Thursday night<\/a>, and he said that made a \u201chuge difference\u201d for the rest of his week.<\/p>\n \u201cI played really solid the last three days. Didn’t quite hit it that great (on Saturday), but just controlling shots, I think a lot better. Putter obviously has gotten better,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cFound some confidence. I think that’s the one thing that’s been lacking.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a small sample size, but since his return to the TOUR, there\u2019s been nothing to really write home about: He finished tied for 56th at the Farmers Insurance Open and a missed cut at the WM Phoenix Open, a place that\u2019s been a happy hunting ground for Koepka in his career.<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]> Brooks Koepka hits 128-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Cognizant Classic<\/p>\n This week, Koepka was quick to admit the confidence \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 really stemmed from his putting. He was 74th (essentially last amongst those who made the cut) in Strokes Gained: Putting at the Farmers Insurance Open, losing more than seven shots to the field. At his early exit in Phoenix, he lost more than three shots to the field on the greens.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause I wasn’t making any putts, I felt like I had to hit it to tap-in (range), so it was putting pressure on the iron play (and) maybe being more aggressive off the tee. It was kind of backfiring that way,\u201d Koepka said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut to be able to make a few of those putts, you can kind of build a rhythm and build momentum. It was a huge thing. I think Thursday night was a bit of a breakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n Brooks Koepka holes out from bunker on No. 14 at Cognizant Classic<\/p>\n While Koepka is not playing next week in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a Signature Event, he will make his return to THE PLAYERS Championship in two weeks. He\u2019s not planning to get to TPC Sawgrass any earlier than normal but is set to arrive around midday Monday of tournament week. It will be his first time back at THE PLAYERS since 2022. Koepka\u2019s best result at the event came in 2018 when he finished tied for 11th after an impressive final-round 63.<\/p>\n The last time Koepka had a spin around TPC Sawgrass, it was, he said, \u201cBlowing a hoolie,\u201d en route to him shooting a second-round 81.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember going to 17 and debating hitting a 5-iron,” Koepka said. \u201cHopefully it plays a little different this year.\u201d<\/p>\n With Koepka\u2019s return to the PGA TOUR firmly underway, he said once he\u2019s gotten inside the ropes after his first week back, everything started to feel \u201cnatural\u201d once again.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce the first week, doing all the media stuff and getting all that out of the way, it was a huge thing for me,\u201d Koepka said, \u201cand now it’s just a matter of going to play and build a rhythm.\u201d<\/p>\n And perhaps a run of good results will have started this week at the Cognizant Classic.<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]> Feb 26, 2026<\/p>\n Cognizant Classic: How to watch Friday’s action from PGA National<\/a>Latest<\/a>![\"Brooks](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772436976_145_image.jpg\")
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