Brooks Koepka makes major coaching shake-up as five-time champion winner plots 2027 revival

Brooks Koepka is making multiple changes behind the scenes as the five-time major champion looks to rediscover his best form and put a disappointing 2026 season behind him.

The former World No.1 has brought in two new faces to help rebuild his game, turning to putting specialist Brad Faxon and swing coach Darren May as he prepares to reignite his career on the PGA Tour in 2027.

According to Golfweek, Koepka has begun working with Faxon, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and respected putting coach who has helped numerous players improve their performances on the greens. 

Faxon has also worked closely with grand slam champion and World No.2 Rory McIlroy since 2018.

Koepka, 36, has also enlisted May to oversee his golf swing. 

Based at Grove XXIII in Jupiter, Florida, where Koepka is a member, May also works with eight-time PGA Tour winner and 2025 US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley.

"Darren’s watched me from afar over the last few years and he’s got a really good understanding of the golf swing and how the body works," Koepka told Golfweek on his decision to bring May into the mix.

"When I was frustrated and trying to figure things out, his was the only name that popped into my head. It’s only been a short time, but it’s been very good."

The partnership with May began following Koepka’s appearance at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in October, where he recorded his strongest result of the season with a tie for sixth at St Andrews.

Koepka's work with Faxon also started recently, shortly after he failed to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. 

Pete Cowen, who took over his full-swing coaching following his split from Claude Harmon III in late 2024, will continue to work with Koepka on his short game.

Koepka's coaching shake-up ahead of the 2027 season comes after a frustrating first campaign back on the PGA Tour following four years with LIV Golf.

The former Smash GC captain quit the breakaway league at the end of 2025, and he then accepted the PGA Tour's Returning Membership program for an instant route back to the American circuit. 

Across 15 starts on the PGA Tour this season, Koepka managed just one top-10 finish, tying for ninth at the Cognizant Classic in March. 

Although he registered five further top-20 finishes, his putting became a major source of frustration.

The current World No.114 did not hold back when assessing his performances, describing his putting at the PGA Championship in May as "absolutely horrendous".

After missing out on the FedEx Cup Playoffs, he was equally blunt, admitting: "Zero confidence. Can’t putt."

Koepka finished the season ranked 131st on the PGA Tour for Strokes Gained: Putting, highlighting the scale of the problem.

He had also experimented with his equipment, switching from his traditional blade putter to a mallet at the WM Phoenix Open in February before returning to the blade following his initial work with Faxon.

Koepka believes the early sessions have already helped clear his mind and restore some freedom to his putting stroke.

"We had an idea of the process we wanted to do to free me up. It wasn’t about the result those three weeks but freeing myself up," he explained. "And it has. It’s really been freeing to clear a lot of thoughts out of my head."

Faxon offered little further detail when approached by Golfweek, saying: "Brooks and I have spent some time together and I’ll leave it at that."

Koepka is scheduled to return at next week's RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia, marking his first PGA Tour appearance since the Wyndham Championship in August.

He will also feature in the Farmers Insurance Skins Game on November 27 before teaming up with his father, Bob, for his PNC Championship debut in Orlando from December 19-20.

With a revamped coaching team and renewed focus on the weakest areas of his game, Koepka will hope the changes provide the platform for a much stronger 2027.