Returning PGA Tour star Brooks Koepka has pulled off one of the shots of the tournament in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
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Koepka made the cut in his first event since rejoining the PGA Tour, but won’t be challenging the winner as he’s in a tie for 61st at the conclusion of Round 3.
At -2, he’s 19 shots behind runaway leader Justin Rose (-21), who fired seven birdies in another dominant display on Torrey Pines’ formidable South Course on Saturday.
The 45-year-old got off to a blistering start and held his nerve on Torrey’s testing back nine to build a 54-holetotal of 21-under par 195.
“I thought that was the round of the week from tee to green anyway,” said Rose, whose 12 US tour titles include a 2019 triumph at Torrey.
He led by as eight shots and finished the day six strokes in front of American Joel Dahmen, who had five birdies and a bogeyin his 68 for 201.
Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune and South Korean Kim Si-woo shared third on 203, Hisatsune posting a 68 and Kim a 69.
While Koepka won’t be picking up a fairytale winners’ cheque in his Tour return, he provided the day’s highlight when he hit a six iron off a cart path and through the trees to within ten feet of the hole.
“Oh my goodness, sparks are flying,” broadcaster Jim Nantz reacted.
Koepka, one of the highest-profile players to jump to the divisive LIV league, announced in December he would leave the Saudi-backed circuit, and his return to the PGA Tour was facilitated by a new program for returning players that includes limitations on eligibility for some top events as well as financial penalties.
The US star again drew warm, supportive galleries, but his struggles on the greens included a double bogey at his second hole, the 11th, where he three-putted from four feet.
“You just miss a few and you’ve got zero confidence,” Koepka said.
“I’m just going to chalk it up to just a bad day, but I’m happy with everything else.”
In a candid chat post-round on the CBS broadcast, Koepka admitted he didn’t know how the crowd would acknowledge him in his return to the Tour.
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