Koepka withdraws from U.S. Open due to injury setbacks

Brooks Koepka won't play in the U.S. Open. Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports

Brooks Koepka withdraws from U.S. Open after dealing with injury setbacks

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 9/9/20

As had been feared back in August, two-time U.S. Open winner Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from this year's edition of the tournament after battling lingering knee and hip issues.

The 30-year-old confirmed the decision on Twitter.

Unfortunately, I have decided to withdraw from next week’s U.S. Open. I'm looking forward to getting healthy and competing at 100% again very soon. pic.twitter.com/Mukh8oKUEJ
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) September 9, 2020

After Kopeka missed the cut at the Wyndham Championship in mid-August, he withdrew from the following weekend's Northern Trust at TPC-Boston.

Koepka underwent stem cell treatment on his patella in August 2019 and subsequently aggravated that injury while playing in South Korea in October. Logic suggests he wasn't fully fit for the bulk of 2020.

The U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., begins Sept. 17 and will occur without spectators in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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