Brooks Koepka Quotes

I've always been a good ball-striker, but if you're not a great putter, you're not going to win a lot.

You drive for show but putt for dough.

The real success in golf lies in turning three shots into two.

I always could putt. Part of my makeup, I always could putt.

I'd say 230 yards off the tee is my average. Short game is a strength. I don't three-putt often. Actually, I'd say my mental game is probably the best. I'm very good at staying positive and focused on my game.

There is more to the game than hitting it far. There are ways to make birdies other than hitting 350-yard drives. I pride myself on a good short game; I work very hard at it.

The game itself, I think, plays into the strength of my game, which has always been tee to green, hitting the ball consistently in play and managing my game. Putting has always been the one thing that's been a bit more erratic.

Where I fall down is my short game. I don't practice enough, and when I have to take a half swing from 50 yards out, that's trouble.

I'm becoming a more complete player. I have more shots. I can rely more on my putting, rely on my short game.

I've always been a pretty good ball-striker, I've relied on my ball-striking in my whole career, my athletic ability. But the short game and putting has kind of held me back in majors.

I'm trying to be a complete player and have every shot in the game.

I feel usually the strength of my game is my driving, and over the past - even since I was in college and everything, my short game has been the thing that's let me down.

Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.

My first years on tour, I tried to be super professional by considering the yardages to every feature and hazard. Over time my caddie and I noticed I play better when we keep it simple. Think about the distance you want the ball to fly, and only that number.

I've always said, the harder the golf course, the better I play.

The only way to win tournaments is with the short game. Over half your shots out here are within 30 or 40 yards. Ballstriking is where I'm trying to improve, yes, but more to eliminate big numbers than make birdies.

I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything.

The good part is if I play a solid round of golf, it will be very hard for the others to beat me. And that's all I'm thinking about.

My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving.

I will fall in love with any golf course that you have to drive the ball straight. You understand what I'm saying? That's my advantage. My advantage wasn't putting. In fact, I wasn't even a great putter or a good putter.

I'm a pretty low-stress guy. I take what the golf course gives me. Some days, when I'm in full control, I'm able to fire at pins with 5-irons. Other days, I'm looking more toward the middle of the green.

I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting.

It is never easy to win but it is a lot easier to win when you play well. The key is winning golf tournaments when you are not playing so well. Managing your game is something that I feel that I am still learning to do.

I'm much better off the tee. I'm not a great putter. I do not have a good short game.

Putting is not an art, it's a dreaded evil. No wise man ever said that.