{"id":105165,"date":"2019-05-17T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=105165"},"modified":"2019-05-16T19:06:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T02:06:08","slug":"brooks-koepka-favored-at-pga-championship-after-shooting-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/brooks-koepka-favored-at-pga-championship-after-shooting-63\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka Shoots 63 in First Round, Becomes Heavy Favorite in PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooks Koepka outshined playing partner Tiger Woods, shooting a course-record 63 to take the lead after one round of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Brooks Koepka shot a 7-under 63 to take the early lead at the 2019 PGA Championship. (Image: Mike Ehrmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Koepka sits along in first place at seven-under par, one shot ahead of Danny Lee.<\/p>\n

Koepka Shines After Hot Start for Tiger<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Koepka shot a bogey-free round, hitting 14 of 18 greens in regulation and putting just 25 times on his way to an impressive first round performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never been this confident,\u201d Koepka told reporters after his round. \u201cI understand a lot more about my misses, where to hit it, and major championships I just suck it up. You don\u2019t always have to aim at the flag like you do in regular events. Sometimes it\u2019s just about how few bogeys and doubles you make this week.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Early on, however, it looked as though it would be Woods who would steal the show yet again. Tiger started out with birdies on the first two holes, then eagled the par-5 fourth hole to sit at four-under.<\/p>\n

The magic didn\u2019t last. A bogey on five brought Woods back to earth, and two more on seven and eight left him at a solid 1-under-par for the front nine.<\/p>\n

That still could have set Tiger up for a strong round. But he failed to birdie a hole on the back nine, and instead took a bogey and two double bogeys to end up at a 2-over-par 72. That put the Masters winner<\/a> in a tie for 51st place, nine shots back of Koepka.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe golf course is playing tough,\u201d Woods told reporters. \u201cIt\u2019s not that hard to make bogeys out here, but it\u2019s hard to make birdies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koepka Heavily Favored After Round 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Woods also had plenty of praise for Koepka, saying the leader\u2019s round could have been even better, and that 63 was \u201cthe worst he could have shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe played well,\u201d Woods said. \u201cHe had a couple of putts he didn\u2019t make.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a tough but fair assessment, as Koepka agreed that he had missed several opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t take care of the par-5s, didn\u2019t birdie any of the par-5s,\u201d Koepka said. \u201cAnd then the second hole today, my 11th hole, I missed about a 5-footer. That would have been nice to shoot 60. I guess that would have been pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Combined with Koepka\u2019s pedigree \u2013 he has won three majors since 2017 \u2013 his big first round has made him the clear favorite to win the PGA Championship. At FanDuel Sportsbook, Koepka is now a +150 first choice to win the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Next on the list is Dustin Johnson (+1000), who shot one-under-par to sit in a tie for ninth place. Tommy Fleetwood (+1300) has also moved up the board; the English golfer currently sits alone in third place at 3-under.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that he sits along in second place, Lee (+3600) isn\u2019t getting much respect from bettors just yet. And unfortunately for anyone who might make millions if he wins the Grand Slam this year<\/a>, Tiger (+4600) is close to having played himself out of contention after the first round.<\/p>\n

Other notable names on the leaderboard include Rickie Fowler (+2100), Jordan Spieth (+4200), Jason Day (+2100), and Phil Mickelson (+7000), each of whom shot a 1-under-par 69 in the first round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brooks Koepka outshined playing partner Tiger Woods, shooting a course-record 63 to take the lead after one round of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. Koepka sits along in first place at seven-under par, one shot ahead of Danny Lee. 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