Ohio Golf Journal September 2018

A CLOSER LOOK AT BROOKS KOEPKA By Mike May It’s time for golfers to appreciate Brooks Koepka’s GOLÚNG GREATNESS PRONOUNCE his name correctly, plus learn to spell it. It’s also time TO DISCOVER THAT HE IS THE BY PRODUCT OF A JUNIOR GOLF programat apublicgolf course. 9ES "ROOKS HONED HIS DRIVING chipping, pitching, and putting skills on Okeeheelee 'OLF #OURSE A COUNTY OWNED public golf course in south Florida. It was at Okeeheelee, that Brooks spent countless hours as a youngster hitting balls, practicing bunker play, stroking putts on the practice green, and splitting the FAIRWAYS WITH BIG DRIVES Brooks’ memories of mornings, AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS AT THE /KEEHEELEE 'OLF #OURSE ARE VIVID “GrowingupatOkeeheeleewas a blast Ø We would get dropped off at 7:30 every morning and get picked up at dark. I learned how to play the game there and it will always hold a special place in my heart.” -OST DAYS "ROOKS WAS JOINED by his younger brother, Chase, now playing professionally on the EuropeanTour. The Koepka BROTHERS ARE PROOF POSITIVE THAT Ohio Golf Journal