PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka would ‘like to play’ Ryder Cup after ‘choking’ at The Masters | Golf Information

Brooks Koepka is the highest-ranked LIV participant within the Ryder Cup {qualifications} and will nonetheless characteristic for Crew USA this September; Koepka chases PGA Championship victory after squandering a final-round lead at The Masters final month

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Brooks Koepka will not be targeted on a potential Ryder Cup place however want to play for captain Zach Johnson if chosen

Brooks Koepka admits he want to pressure his means into Zach Johnson’s Ryder Cup plans as he appears to bounce again from “choking” in The Masters on the PGA Championship.

Koepka took a four-shot lead into the ultimate day at Augusta Nationwide and remained two forward of Jon Rahm going into the ultimate spherical, the place he struggled to a three-over 75 to overlook out on a primary main victory since 2019.

The previous world No 1 informed the Pardon My Take podcast: “Yeah, I would characterise that as a choke. It was fairly unhealthy. I imply, c’mon. You have bought a four-shot lead. I used to be taking part in good and simply choked it away. But it surely’s alright, we’ll determine it out.”

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Highlights from Koepka’s closing spherical at The Masters, the place he squandered his lead and completed 4 strokes behind Jon Rahm

Requested about these feedback forward of the PGA Championship, Koepka claimed he was “simply messing round” earlier than including: “It’s choking, proper? When you’ve got a lead and cough it up, that is choking. However on the identical time, I am not dwelling on it.”

Koepka then added: “I did not sleep Sunday night time, simply attempting to determine what precisely it was. Thought of it for a number of days after and actually homed in on what I used to be doing and what went fallacious. From there simply by no means let it occur once more. That is the entire aim, proper?

“I have been in that place a few instances and have not capitalised. I can not do it each single time. I am not good. So long as I can study from it, I will be higher off from it.”

May Koepka characteristic for Crew USA?

Ryder Cup captain Johnson mentioned the opportunity of LIV gamers that includes within the Ryder Cup is at present “not even a dialogue merchandise”, with American gamers nonetheless eligible for this 12 months’s version of the biennial contest regardless of being banned or having resigned from the PGA Tour.

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US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson has refused to be drawn on whether or not he will likely be choosing gamers from LIV Golf for this 12 months’s occasion

Six wildcards will full Johnson’s group in Rome this September, including to the six automated qualifiers, with Koepka at present twenty second within the qualification standings heading into this week’s main at Oak Hill.

“It will be superior to characterize the US,” Koepka added. “Anytime we do it it is all the time enjoyable, however I am not targeted on it. It is not my first thought after I go play nicely this week. If I deal with my enterprise out right here, all the pieces will handle itself.

Koepka is one in all 16 gamers from LIV in motion on the PGA Championship

“If you happen to win, go second, first, first, first, it will be type of powerful to not decide, proper? If you happen to go deal with enterprise, I really feel like I ought to be high-quality. But it surely’s less than me. It is as much as Zach and what goes on.

“I simply play my finest and see what occurs from there, however I might like to play for him. It is powerful to be in Zach’s thoughts or the place he’s at, however I might like to make it exhausting on him.

Koepka (proper) and Dustin Johnson (left) hope to characteristic for Crew USA within the Ryder Cup, regardless of their transfer to LIV

“I believe that will be cool. The one factor I can do is go play good. If I play good, all the pieces takes care of itself. Like I mentioned, it is less than me. I am not the one making the choices. I can solely go play golf.”

Johnson: ‘I need not preserve proving myself’

Dustin Johnson is among the many different LIV contingent hoping to characteristic for Crew USA, two years on from profitable all 5 of his matches of their record-breaking win at Whistling Straits, though he’s not sure whether or not he’ll get to make one other Ryder Cup look.

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Talking forward of the PGA Championship, Dustin Johnson admitted he would nonetheless like to play on this 12 months’s Ryder Cup, regardless of being a part of LIV Golf

“I don’t know if I would get picked,” Johnson mentioned. “Clearly if I proceed to play very well for the remainder of the 12 months, then clearly there’s an opportunity. I might positively prefer to play within the Ryder Cup. It is one in all my favorite occasions to play in, particularly after the final Ryder Cup.

“I’ve identified Zach for a very long time, so I am positive he is maintaining a tally of issues. You simply by no means know. Clearly play nicely within the majors, the following three majors, and simply play some good, strong, constant golf from right here on out the remainder of the 12 months, who is aware of what’s going to occur.

“I believe I’ve confirmed myself out right here for an extended sufficient time the place I need not preserve proving myself. I have already got for a few years. Identical with all the opposite guys. It is simply the place we play at. It does not change the fashion of golfer we’re.”

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