The Northern Trust: Brooks Koepka pulls out of FedExCup play-offs
PGA Tour season over for former world No 1 as he misses out on FedEx Cup play-offs due to injury
Wednesday 19 August 2020 18:17, UK
Four-time major winner and former world No 1 Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from this week's Northern Trust event in Boston due to a lingering knee injury.
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The Northern Trust is the first leg of the FedEx Cup play-offs and Koepka's withdrawal means his PGA Tour season is over. Only the top 70 in the standings will make it through to the second week of the play-offs and Koepka is currently 97th.
The news caps a somewhat disappointing season for Koepka, who has been struggling with the left knee injury that sidelined him for three months last season.
He also needed on-course treatment to his hip during his title defence at the PGA Championship in San Francisco earlier this month. The 30-year-old was two shots off the lead heading into the final round at Harding Park, but struggled to a closing 74 to finish in a tie for 29th.
Prior to this week, Koepka had played the previous six tournaments in succession, missing three cuts, although he also finished in a tie for second at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational.
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Koepka has slipped to seventh in the world rankings but there is still time for him to salvage his year with two majors still left on the calendar.
He will be keen to regain full fitness in time for the US Open at Winged Foot from September 17-20, live on Sky Sports, having won the event in 2017 and 2018.
Who will impress in the FedExCup play-offs? Watch The Northern Trust throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage begins on Thursday with Featured Groups from 12.15pm via the red button on Sky Sports Golf.
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