Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young and the top-ranked golfers in the world are in Charlotte this week, about to tee off for the Truist Championship with a purse of $20 million on the line. And 175 miles away, Brooks Koepka is in Myrtle Beach, an opposite-field event, playing for a purse just one fifth that size.
Don’t feel too bad for the guys at the Myrtle Beach Classic, where a win is still worth 300 FedExCup points and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. But it is worth pointing out Koepka actually has a tee time this week, a feat that hasn’t been a guarantee lately. The Myrtle Beach Classic will be his first individual stroke-play event since the Masters (he also played the Zurich Classic) — although not for lack of trying.
At Harbour Town for the RBC Heritage, Koepka waited to get in as an alternate but never had his name called. The same happened last week at the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral, but again, no dice…