PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka fuming after fan frenzy on fairway
- Phil Mickelson’s playing partner angry after being hit by hundreds of spectators mobbing the champion on final hole
- ‘It’s cool for Phil but getting dinged a few times isn’t exactly my idea of fun,’ says Koepka, who is recovering from injury
Brooks Koepka reacted angrily after being buffeted by spectators when officials lost control of the gallery at the final hole of the PGA Championship on Sunday.
After Koepka and champion Phil Mickelson had played their shots to the final green, hundreds if not thousands of spectators swarmed the fairway in scenes reminiscent of British Opens of a previous era.
Mickelson was shepherded through the heaving masses by a few police and marshals, and soon emerged into a protected area near the green, but it was some time before Koepka emerged to sanctuary.
Koepka, who is recovering from a dislocated kneecap, seems to have been collateral damage, and was left wondering if some of the bumps may even have been deliberate.
“It would have been cool if I didn’t have a knee injury and got dinged a few times in the knee in that crowd because no one really gave a s***, personally,” he said.
“If I was fine, yeah, it would have been cool. It’s cool for Phil but getting dinged a few times isn’t exactly my idea of fun.
