With the LIV Golf Dallas Tournament underway, fans were eager to see the star players out on the field. For this event, there were a few withdrawals, mostly due to health reasons. For example, Matthew Wolff’s injury drove him off the field. Brooks Koepka is much the same, but his woes come from an illness he had coming onto the field. The way he ended his time in Dallas is having fans question if he should even be on the field with his behavior.
Brooks Koepka On The Field
Koepka has been struggling through the Dallas event due to an illness. The exact illness is not specified, but it isn’t bad enough to keep him off the field. Something like the flu can be ruled out. It is something that can affect how he plays. During the Dallas Tournament, Koepka did start strong with a birdie on the second hole. However, he managed to get two triple bogeys on the fifth and seventh holes. The temperature at the time was near 100 degrees Fahrenheit, on top of the illness. It is a miracle that only three players withdrew from the event on Friday. The real issue is what Koepka did on the ninth tee box.
Fans Respond To Koepka’s Outburst
The real problem came after Brooks Koepka missed his shot while teeing off on the ninth hole. Upon seeing his mistake, he swung his club to the ground and swung his club at a tee marker, causing the spectators around him to flinch. Fans immediately took notice of this behavior and immediately called for Koepka to be punished.
Commenters were saying that Koepka’s behavior does not belong on the field in any case. Some say that his poor behavior should get him barred from the Ryder Cup. One commenter called for an immediate suspension, another who noticed this behavior with other pros was calling them as a whole more and more childish with their outbursts. One commenter called this behavior straight-up dangerous to the people around Koepka.
“This is worse than anything Wyndham did. He could have injured a patron by doing that.“
This is a reference to Clark Wyndham’s outburst in the Oakmont Golf Club during the US Open that led to some lockers getting destroyed. This was, of course, away from other people, so no one was in the crosshairs, but Koepka wasn’t alone. He was on the field surrounded by spectators who almost got hit by a tee marker. After the outburst, Koepka would withdraw from the tournament.
He Can Come Back
LIV Golf’s official communications Twitter account would announce that Brooks Koepka had withdrawn in large part due to his illness. The announcement did specify that Koepka can come back on the weekend for strictly team scoring. Leaving commentators baffled that players could do that. At the time of writing, fans are still wondering if Koepka will encounter any penalties for putting spectators in physical danger. This is not the first time this year that there have been outbursts like this. McIlroy tossed his club, and there is also the aforementioned locker incident. Fans are demanding that this behavior be cracked down on, especially when equipment goes flying.
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