Brooks Koepka slams club into ground, smashes tee box marker, WDs from LIV event in Dallas
What else can you expect from a guy whose team name is Smash GC?
During a frustrating first round at the 2025 LIV Golf Dallas event, and seconds after hitting a drive he didn't like on the ninth hole, Brooks Koepka slammed his club on the ground and then smashed a tee box marker, sending it flying.
He was 6 over at the time, but would bogey the ninth, 10th and 13th before withdrawing after the 14th hole at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.
Koepka has two top-10s, including a solo second in March 2025. He won twice last season and was the first LIV golfer to reach five wins on the three-year-old circuit.
This is the ninth of 14 events for LIV Golf in 2025.
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