Koepka Misses FedEx Cup Playoffs After 'Pathetic' Season

Brooks Koepka's first season back on the PGA Tour concluded without a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs, a result the five-time major champion called "pretty pathetic" after finishing tied for 70th at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. Koepka closed the final regular-season event at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, with an even-par 70 to finish at 3-under par, well short of the top-four finish he needed to advance.

Entering the tournament ranked 86th in the FedEx Cup standings, Koepka required at least a solo fourth-place finish to climb into the top 70 and qualify for the opening playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Instead, his performance is projected to drop him to 93rd in the standings. The 36-year-old expressed deep frustration with his season, which marked his return to the PGA Tour after a four-year stint with LIV Golf.

"I think it's pretty pathetic that I can't get through. Zero top-10s basically in two years," Koepka said. "To be in the prime of your career and be as good as I think I am, I think that's very pathetic, disappointing. Just need to go home and completely reevaluate everything."

Koepka identified putting as the primary issue...