KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Brooks Koepka holed his birdie putt on the third playoff hole to win the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Sunday and claim his first victory on the breakaway tour.
Little could separate Koepka from close friend and American compatriot Peter Uihlein all weekend, and they matched each other birdie for birdie on the first two playoff holes.
But Koepka eventually prevailed after Uihlein's third shot from the sand went into the water while Koepka hit a textbook shot before making the putt to seal his first victory since February 2021.
Koepka, a former top-ranked player and four-time major winner, was emotional afterward as the 32-year-old revealed he had feared for his career while battling injury. «The last two years haven't been fun.