Brooks Koepka was pretty annoyed about losing the Masters to Jon Rahm on Sunday, especially after leading the field by four shots at one point, but he was miffed about one thing in particular: the pace of play.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 09: Brooks Koepka of the United States walks on the first hole during the final round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 09, 2023 in Augusta, Georgia. losing the Masters to Jon Rahm on Sunday,
especially after leading the field by four shots at one point, but he was miffed about one thing in particular: the pace of play. The media asked Koepka about the pace of play after the tournament on Sunday. He was in the final pairing along with Rahm, and he was not pleased about the pace of the pairing in front of them."Jon [Rahm] went to the bathroom like seven times during the round, and we were still waiting."
Koepka didn't mention any players by name, but when you say"the group in front of us," it's pretty easy to find out who it is. Viktor Hovland and Patrick Cantlay were in the group immediately in front of Koepka and Rahm, and teed off nine minutes ahead of the final group. That nine-minute lead appeared to have evaporated pretty quickly, and Koepka was not happy with how slow the pace was. Whether it affected his play isn't known, but it couldn't have helped. As for the ultimate culprit of the glacial pace of the final two pairings, one incident on Sunday sheds a bit more light on that.
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