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Brooks Koepka and wife Jena Sims family issues<\/p>\n
Brooks Koepka entered the 2026 PGA Championship in a much different place personally and professionally than he was a year ago. The five-time major champion opened the tournament at Aronimink Golf Club with a 1-under 69 and later reflected on the family struggles he and his wife, Jena Sims, endured during the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
Koepka, who returned to the PGA Tour this season after competing with LIV Golf, said events away from golf had a major impact on his play last year. He and Sims revealed in October that they suffered a miscarriage after learning at 16 weeks that their baby\u2019s heartbeat had stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of family issues go on last year. It was noted, and that took a toll on me. It definitely took a toll on Jena,\u201d Koepka said after his opening round at the PGA Championship. \u201cLast year was just difficult personally with what was going on off the golf course, nothing to do on it. It was just off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Koepka\u2019s comments came after he positioned himself near the top of the leaderboard during the opening round of the PGA of America\u2019s major championship.<\/p>\n
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GettyBrooks Koepka of the United States holds his son, Crew, with wife, Jena Sims<\/p>\n
Koepka said life away from the golf course has improved significantly compared to last season, and he believes that has helped restore his enjoyment of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I mean, at home it\u2019s in a much better place,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cIt\u2019s easier to come out to work when everything at home lines up. Everything\u2019s a lot better.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former PGA Championship winner added that the emotional toll of the miscarriage affected both him and Sims throughout 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was kind of tough to deal with,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cJust being in a better place. It\u2019s exciting. It\u2019s a little bit of a fresh start as well. I think that\u2019s a big piece of it. Yeah, when all that kind of lines up, it makes it enjoyable to be out here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sims publicly shared details of the miscarriage in an Instagram post last October. The couple, who already share a son named Crew, spoke openly about pregnancy loss and infertility.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 16 weeks, we learned that our baby\u2019s heart had stopped beating,\u201d Sims wrote. \u201cThis is a grief no parent is ever prepared for. We are devastated, but remain hopeful to give Crew a sibling one day.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also wrote: \u201cIf you\u2019re experiencing or have experienced pregnancy loss or infertility, please know you are not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Koepka later referenced those family circumstances again during a January press conference while discussing his decision to return to the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot\u2019s gone on over the past five, six months with my family,\u201d Koepka said at the time. \u201cThat played a big role into coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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GettyBrooks Koepka of the United States<\/p>\n
Koepka\u2019s return to the PGA Tour has coincided with improved form and a more positive outlook toward golf.<\/p>\n
After struggling throughout the 2025 season, including missed cuts in three of the four major championships, Koepka said he has started enjoying competition again. He tied for 11th at the Myrtle Beach Classic before arriving at Aronimink.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the most excited I\u2019ve been playing golf in a long, long time,\u201d Koepka said last week, according to Golf.com. \u201cI would say back until \u201923, the PGA. That\u2019s the most \u2014 it\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve had fun playing golf.\u201d<\/p>\n
Koepka also connected his improved mindset directly to stability in his personal life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like anybody, right?\u201d Koepka said. \u201cIf they\u2019re happy off the golf course, they\u2019re going to play well on the golf course. I think that\u2019s a huge, huge piece of it, and I\u2019ve found that.\u201d<\/p>\n
While his putting remains inconsistent, Koepka said he feels confident with the rest of his game entering the weekend at the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I feel good,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cEvery round just seems to be the worst I can shoot. Putter is absolutely horrendous. Ball striking is absolutely phenomenal. That\u2019s been the story of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Koepka entered Friday\u2019s second round tied for 15th place and two shots behind the early lead as he searches for his fourth PGA Championship title.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tDebayan Biswas<\/a> is a sports writer covering the NBA, NFL and Golf for Heavy.com. He focuses on breaking news, trades, and player stories. His work has been featured by Athlon Sports and Pro Football and Sports Network, with republication across platforms including Yahoo Sports and Yardbarker. More about Debayan Biswas<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Brooks Koepka and wife Jena Sims family issues Brooks Koepka entered the 2026 PGA Championship in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-648851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}