Koepka learns from Masters anguish to win PGA Championship for the third time

Given an immediate chance to redeem himself with another 54-hole lead at the PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka delivered on his promise with a two-shot victory to win his fifth major.

CHAMPION AGAIN: Brooks Koepka of the United States celebrates winning on the 18th green during the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Brooks Koepka insisted that the nights and days he spent tossing and turning – trying to figure out what went wrong in Augusta last month when his two-shot 54-hole lead evaporated – were not in vain. Spain’s Jon Rahm slipped his arms into a green jacket that Koepka believed should have been his.

Given an immediate chance to redeem himself with another 54-hole lead at the PGA Championship, Koepka delivered on his promise with a two-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland at Oak Hill Country Club.