The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing

The headlines should be all about how Brooks Koepka’s fairytale return from a wrist injury that threatened his career and how he forced his way back into contention and eventually retain his US Open title.

Instead, sadly, it is once again about the self-inflicted controversy caused by the US Golf Association.

Let’s laud Koepka for his remarkable achievement. Last year, he gave us a glimpse of his potential when blitzing the field at Erin Hills. Winning back-to-back US Open’s says a lot about a person’s character, none more so than Koepka’s. At one stage, early in his second round at seven over par, he looked like missing the cut but rather than looking for an easy way out, he knuckled down, reeling off six birdies over his final 11 holes before playing like an unflappable veteran throughout all thecontroversy of the weekend.