Los Angeles (AFP)
Four Majors winner of the United States Brooks Koepka withdrew Wednesday for the Northern Trust, first phase of the play-offs, due to a persistent injury to the hip and left knee, which makes his participation in the tournament uncertain. US Open in a month.
Koepka, 7th player in the world, failed to score a hat-trick in the PGA Championship two weeks ago, hampered by recurring pain which notably required the intervention of his physiotherapist, between two holes, during the second round.
In the FedEx ranking, established according to the number of points collected this season, Koepka is in 97th place and was therefore eligible for the Northern Trust which brings together the first 125 in Boston.
His package automatically excludes him for the second phase, the BMW Championship in Illinois (August 27-30) which will only concern the first 70, and obviously for the Tour Championship, a final which will bring together the first 30 in Atlanta ( September 4-7).
Above all, this health concern could prevent the 30-year-old American from playing at the US Open from September 17 to 20, on the New York side. A Major that he won two years in a row in 2018 and 2019. He has one month left to recover.
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