Brooks Koepka has revealed he didn't sleep after he 'choked' at the 87th Masters.
Koepka led Jon Rahm by four shots when the third round resumed at Augusta National but saw his advantage evaporate as the Spaniard put on a clinic in Georgia.
Speaking ahead of the PGA Championship, Koepka confirmed that his 'choking' led to him not being able to sleep.
He told the media:
"I just -- I reflected all Sunday night. I didn't sleep Sunday night just trying to figure out what exactly it was. Thought about it for a few days after and really honed in on what I was doing and what went wrong. From there just never let it happen again. That's the whole goal, right? You're not trying to dwell on it. Yeah, it sucks to finish second, but at the same time, as long as you learn from it, you'll be fine. I think I've finished fourth in, what, four or five majors now. Just trying to learn from each one of them."
Was there anything that he learned that he would like to keep to himself?
Koepka continued:
"Not really, no. I'll be honest. Yeah, I keep that to myself."
Asked if he choked, Koepka added:
"Theoretically, yes, it is. It is choking, right? If you have a lead and cough it up, that's choking. But at the same time, I'm not dwelling on it. I've been in talking about it when I was on the PGA Tour too, so I'm not afraid to talk about it."
Koepka was also asked about the Ryder Cup in September.
U.S. captain Zach Johnson also had a few things to say about this topic in his pre-tournament press conference at Oak Hill.
Asked if he felt confident about receiving a captain's pick, Koepka said:
"Confident? Like I said, it's tough to be in Zach's mind or where he is at, but I would love to make it hard on him. I think that would be cool. The only thing I can do is go play good. If I play good, everything takes care of itself."
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