The Masters: Brooks Koepka ready for Augusta National after latest LIV Golf victory in Orlando

Brooks Koepka grew to become the primary a number of winner in LIV Golf when he claimed a one-shot victory over Sebastian Munoz in Orlando; Koepka will likely be chasing a fifth main title at The Masters, the place he’s one in every of 18 LIV gamers set to function

Brooks Koepka will head to The Masters with a victory to his identify after claiming a formidable one-shot win on the LIV Golf League occasion in Orlando.

Koepka posted a three-under 68 on the ultimate day at Orange County Nationwide to turn into the primary participant to win a number of LIV occasions, ending the week on 15 beneath and a shot away from Sebastian Munoz.

The four-time main champion began Sunday with a three-shot lead and made three birdies on his entrance 9, just for enjoying companion Munoz to slender the hole by birdieing 5 of his first ten holes.

Brooks Koepka is chasing a fifth main victory this week

Koepka birdied the par-five 14th however bogeyed the subsequent and noticed his lead reduce to 1 when Munoz chipped in on the sixteenth, though the Colombia missed a protracted birdie putt on the final that might have compelled a play-off.

“I am enjoying good, and there is actually no higher means to enter Augusta than enjoying good and getting a win,” Koepka stated. I am very assured – I like the place the sport is at.

Brooks Koepka has missed the reduce within the final two years at Augusta Nationwide

“Simply must exit and attempt to relaxation up for 3 days, do my normal play 9 holes every single day and do the homework round these greens, simply get a bit of extra adjusted with Augusta.”

Munoz’s group, Torque GC, beat Koepka’s Smash GC by a single shot to assert the group title on 36 beneath, with Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC taking third.

Dean Burmester carded a seven-under 64 to complete tied-third with Patrick Reed, who posted a bogey-free 67, with Matthew Wolff sharing fifth spot alongside Chile’s Mito Pereira.

2020 Masters champion Dustin Johnson ended the week in seventh spot, with Peter Uihlein, Carlos Ortiz and Sam Horsfield rounding off the top-10 on the leaderboard.

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Dame Laura Davies has welcomed the choice to permit golfers who joined LIV Golf to play at The Masters in 2023.

Koepka: ‘I miss enjoying towards Rory!’

Koepka is one in every of 18 LIV members set to function at The Masters this week, solely dwell on Sky Sports activities, the place Scottie Scheffler returns as defending champion and Rory McIlroy has one other alternative to finish the profession Grand Slam.

“It’s going to be nice simply to see all the great gamers again, again in a single area once more, proper?” Koepka added. “It is the primary time we have seen it in a very long time. That’ll be thrilling.

Brooks Koepka has missed the reduce within the final two years at Augusta Nationwide

“I am wanting ahead to it, simply to see all people and compete towards them. On the finish of the day, I will be sincere, I do miss enjoying towards Rory [McIlroy], I do miss enjoying towards Scottie [Scheffler], and I am positive they miss enjoying towards us,

“That is a reality; you at all times need to play towards the perfect. That is going to make Augusta much more particular. I feel if one of many LIV gamers does win, I feel it’s going to be positively an enormous assertion for LIV.”

Watch The Masters all through the week dwell on Sky Sports activities! Dwell protection begins with the ‘Dwell from The Masters’ on Monday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf. Dwell protection of the opening spherical begins on Thursday from 2pm on Sky Sports activities Golf.