Months After Trembling Golf World With His Major Records, Brooks Koepka Discloses Colossal Truth About His Accidental Career

The confident and candid Brooks Koepka recently had a heart-to-heart with Jake Paul in his podcast. Koepka spoke about many aspects of his career, particularly his move to LIV Golf. As he recollected his memories, he revealed something interesting and ironic. Brooks Koepka confessed that he was practically forced into golf. 

Although he had been playing golf among other sports in his childhood, it was not exactly “the sport” for him. However, a twist of fate landed him on a career in golf. Koepka spoke about the shift, in addition to the other shift he recently made. There were also discussions about how he felt about the overall route that his life took. 

Brooks Koepka and the force of fate

Speaking of how his golf journey started, five-time major winner Koepka confessed golf never felt personal to him. He said: “I didn’t think of it as my sport.” When he was seven or eight, he suffered a car accident which ruined his chances of playing contact sports. 

Lightening the moment, a question came up about the car that did all the damage to him. Koepka mentioned it was a Volvo. Then a short debate addressed whether Koepka feels gratitude or regret over the Volvo for where he is now. 

Koepka mentioned that he always looks at it like 9 to 5. He admitted he loves competition and winning and that he enjoys golf. However, he also pointed out that like most people who do their 9 of 5, whether they like it or not, he is doing it for the paycheck.

The direct answers and the honesty are a signature of Koepka. In another recent interview, he had stated his stand on admitting he choked at the Masters earlier this year. He stood by his comment and said he is brutally honest. 

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Coming back to his golfing story, he also spoke about how choosing LIV was an important monetary decision for him. 

Is Brooks Koepka happy?

Koepka didn’t hesitate to admit that his focus is always on the money since he has people to take care of. He said his priority is to make sure that his loved ones will stay safe, irrespective of contingencies. He iterated that he chose LIV for money. “Not for anything else,” he clarified.  

A discussion came up about his move to LIV and his contract. With a big, genuine smile, he confessed that the deal was north of 100 million dollars. In the LIV Jeddah event alone, where he finished number 1, he won four million dollars. 

Well, for someone who was forced into golf, Brooks Koepka plays pretty good golf, and is doing well for himself too, don’t you think? 

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