Brooks Koepka Turns Heads With On-Course Meltdown Before Withdrawal
Brooks Koepka Turns Heads With On-Course Meltdown Before Withdrawal originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
To say that Brooks Koepka’s recent form on the golf course has been unpredictable is an understatement.
On the LIV Golf Tour, Koepka has had a mixed bag of results this season, with a pair of top-10 finishes, and four finishes outside of the top 30. Meanwhile, in the major championships, Koepka has not been up to his usual form, missing the cut at both the Masters and the PGA Championship before finishing in a tie for 12th at the U.S. Open.
So to see Koepka struggle once again this week at the LIV Dallas tournament didn’t come as a surprise. To see him melt down on the course, whack a tee-marker into a crowd of people, and then withdraw from the tournament due to “illness” in the first round, certainly turned some heads.
Here’s a look at what happened with Koepka on Friday:
🚨😳⛳️ #NEW — Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the 1st round of LIV Dallas due to illness. He was +7, smashing a tee box marker due to poor play. LIV communications reports that Brooks could return this weekend but the score would only count towards the team. @TrackingKoepkapic.twitter.com/gQUG6UxbyL
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) June 27, 2025
And here’s how fans reacted to the outburst on social media:
“Another skilled player ruined by the LIV Golf league,” one fan said.
“PGA to LIV to fall from grace,” another added.
“Bro must have hungout with Rory and Wyndham last week,” one fan commented.
There were no reports of any injuries from the tee-maker smash, but it is undoubtedly a bad look for Koepka, who has been struggling to get his game into form after being such a dominant force on the PGA Tour, winning five major championships, before moving over to LIV in 2021.
Koepka has been open and honest about his recent frustrations, admitting this past month at the U.S. Open that he was aware of his struggles, and working hard to fix the.
“From the first weekend in April until about [the beginning of June], you didn’t want to be around me,” Koepka said after the first round of the U.S. Open. “It drove me nuts. It ate at me. I haven’t been happy. It’s been very irritating.”
A top-12 finish followed at the Open, but it appears that the frustrations have returned for Koepka.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
