Brooks Koepka: "I miss playing against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler"

Brooks Koepka says he misses competing against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler after his latest win.

03 Apr 2023

Brooks Koepka: "I miss playing against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler"

Brooks Koepka says he misses competing against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler after entering his name into LIV Golf League record books on Sunday night.

Koepka carded a final-round 68 to seal a one-shot win at LIV Golf Orlando, becoming the first player to win twice on the Saudi-backed circuit in the process.

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The big-hitting American is one of 18 LIV Golf players in the field at this week's first major of the season, The Masters.

Four-time major champion Koepka is going in search of a first Green Jacket.

While he is seemingly enjoying his time on LIV Golf following his huge $100m move away from the PGA Tour last summer, Koepka has revealed he misses competing against the world's two best players right now in Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

Looking ahead to The Masters following his one-shot victory in Orlando on Sunday night, Koepka said:

"It'll be great just to see all the good players back, back in one field again, right?

It's the first time we've seen it in a long time. That'll be exciting.

"I'm looking forward to it, just to see everybody and compete against them.

"At the end of the day, I'll be honest, I do miss playing against Rory (McIlroy), I do miss playing against Scottie (Scheffler), and I'm sure they miss playing against us,

"That's a fact; you always want to play against the best. That's going to make Augusta even more special. I think if one of the LIV players does win, I think it'll be definitely a huge statement for LIV."

Koepka was as big as 66/1 to win The Masters last week, but his odds have since tumbled down to 33/1 in most places following his victory at LIV Golf Orlando over the weekend.

McIlroy and Scheffler are clear 7/1 favourites for the season's first major, while World No.3 Jon Rahm is next up in the betting at 9/1.

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