Brooks Koepka blamed “a lack of creativity” in interview questions for turning down requests to talk to the media following spherical one of many US Open.
Two-time winner Koepka held a share of the lead after masking his first 10 holes in three below par, however three late bogeys meant he needed to accept a level-par 70 at Pinehurst No 2.
The previous world No 1 declined to talk to ready reporters however insisted that was not as a result of he was indignant along with his poor end after later agreeing to a textual content interview with Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch.
“I opted not to do ’em just because I didn’t feel like it,” Koepka wrote. “Same questions every week. The lack of creativity with questions is kinda boring. I know I’m not a media favourite either so it’s not like anyone will notice. LOL.”
Requested if there was a component of self pity in that response, Koepka added: “No, I am being sincere. Most golf followers do not reside or die on my statements. I am not Tiger Woods or Scottie Scheffler. And Rory [McIlroy]. Everybody else is sort of an afterthought.
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“I am simply not oblivious. As a result of that is who I’d wanna hear from. I would not be one I would need to hear from. I am good at eradicating myself from the state of affairs and understanding as a fan.
“It’s more I just don’t care about doing it. Everyone else turns interviews down. Not angry at all. Hope that’s clear.”
Koepka hits his tee shot on the eleventh gap in the course of the first spherical
Garcia takes benefit of late US Open call-up
Koepka is one in every of 12 LIV Golf League gamers within the area, with Sergio Garcia additionally a part of that contingent and taking advantage of his late entry after a uncommon bogey-free begin to his main week.
Garcia was at risk of lacking out on a twenty fifth straight look in golf’s hardest main when he misplaced out in a seven-for-six play-off in remaining qualifying in Dallas, the previous Masters champion making a bogey on the primary further gap.
Nonetheless, as first alternate the Spaniard was at all times more likely to achieve a spot within the area and discovered on Monday morning that he would certainly get to contest his third US Open on the North Carolina venue.
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Garcia was among the many early starters in spherical one on Thursday and have become simply the sixth participant to card a bogey-free spherical in a US Open at Pinehurst with 17 pars and one birdie. The final time Garcia went bogey-free within the first spherical of a serious was within the 2017 Masters, which he went on to win.
“Obviously to shoot under par in a US Open, which is a championship that I love, it’s always great,” Garcia mentioned. “To go bogey-free is even larger. It is one thing that I give plenty of respect to, and I am very pleased with.
“I’ve had the pleasure of playing this championship 25 years in a row and not a lot of people get to do that, so I’m very, very happy to be here and that’s why I keep trying to qualify and make it here. Very happy about the way I played, the way I managed my game throughout the whole round, and how patient I stayed all day.
“I attempted to remain very calm and really dedicated to what I needed to do, which was to hit plenty of greens and provides myself plenty of exterior possibilities for birdie and hope that you simply get a kind of days once you make three or 4, after which it is a tremendous day. You do not, like at present, it is nonetheless an amazing day.”
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