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US Open 2019: Can Brooks Koepka sneak up and collect a record 3 in a row?

By Veronica Elizabeth Bruno

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States waves during the third round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 15, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States waves during the third round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 15, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Brooks Koepka is looking strong heading into the final stretch at Pebble Beach. Although Gary Woodland put on a masterclass on Saturday, Koepka is sitting just four behind the leader.

Brooks Koepka is seeking a hat trick US Open. Having won it the last two years in a row, he would be the first American ever to perform a threepeat of the Major championship. He would also be the first in over a century to accomplish the feat, since Scottish Willie Anderson did it 1903-1905. A third US Open trophy would also give the 29-year-old a fifth Major, one of only a very few players to own that many, especially in such a short timeframe.

But first Koepka’s got to surpass two excellent golfers, Woodland, and Justin Rose, who also have momentum going their way as we enter Sunday, the final day, at 11 under and 10 under par. The leaders didn’t waver in maintaining their position at the top. The race for the major win is peppered with stiff competition among the thoroughbreads in golf. Koepka’s contending with two sharing his spot at third, Chez Reavie and a sublime Louis Oosthizen, who could easily walk away with his first major by the way he’s been playing. Contenders are also chomping at the bit from behind, with a resilient Rory McIlroy biting at his heels at just one behind, as well as Chesson Hadley and a relentless Matt Kuchar at five under par.

Still, there’s a good bet that Brooks Koepka could just edge out the victory. Once he gets in the zone, he tends to play like a train that just keeps rollling. He could very well sneak up on Woodland and Rose. The recent major victories will be etched in his memory, and might just give him the confidence boost to steady his nerves on a day that breaks so many others, Sunday.

The six-time winner on the PGA Tour, Koepka’s birdied at least three holes consistently in each round at this year’s US Open, shooting 69’s both on Thursday and Friday, and improving with a 68 on Saturday.

Will Koepka keep trending up and make history on Sunday? We shall see. He’s typically not a player that gets nervous when he’s this close, he tends to rise to the occasion.

The fourth round of the US Open takes place on Sunday, June 16, Father’s Day, viewable on the Fox Channel, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET.  Stay tuned here for all the latest on the US Open.

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