Major history backs Koepka to win Masters 2023
Koepka reached -12 on Augusta National par72 when the second round was completed on the night of April 8 in Hanoi time. Up to that point, the history of the major group had recorded a -12 through the halfway line that happened only 11 times of which nine led to the championship. Two unsuccessful attempts belonged to Greg Norman, at The Open 1990 and Masters 1996.
After the second round, Koepka entered the third round when the organizers pushed the schedule after being delayed due to bad weather.
He hit six holes, when he got to -13, he had to rest, because the continuous rain caused the ground to be out of standard. At that time, the American golfer dominated the top of the table and was four strokes behind Jon Rahm, seven strokes with amateur Sam Bennett in third.
With this situation, Koepka is more open to win. Tonight, April 9, he solved the remaining 12 holes in the penultimate stage and then played the final round, and the tournament is expected to close the curtain on the morning of April 10, Hanoi time.
Before the 2023 Masters, Norman, who is holding the position of CEO of Saudi-sponsored LIV Golf League, calculated a scenario to celebrate the victory when the member was crowned. "We will gather after the green of the 18th hole to congratulate the home player, anyone can. Thinking about that scene makes me goosebumps."
The tournament system led by Norman is suing each other with the PGA Tour in US courts on suspicion of unfair competition.
Koepka is 32 years old, currently banned by the PGA Tour due to returning to the LIV Golf League from the opening season of 2022. He is still able to attend the 2023 Masters thanks to winning peer tournaments in the last five years. Besides, this event is beyond the control or control of the organization that owns the first-class golf arena in the US.
During his time on the PGA Tour, Koepka was an A-list star, showing through eight cups of which half came from major - US Open 2017, 2018, PGA Championship 2018, 2019 and a total of 47 weeks at the top of the men's professional golf table. world industry.
