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His comments about fellow PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy should only make him even more of a lightning rod/fan favorite because this man clearly doesn't care at all about saying what he feels.
Koepka, the No. 1 player in the world right now, had this to say when asked about a rivalry with McIlroy, who stunningly edged out Koepka to win the 2019 Player of the Year award and is currently the No. 2 player in the world:
"I've been out here for, what, five years. Rory hasn't won a major since I've been on the PGA Tour. So I just don't view it as a rivalry," Koepka told AFP ahead of his defence of the CJ Cup in Jeju, South Korea which begins on Thursday.
"I'm not looking at anybody behind me," said Koepka.
"I'm number one in the world. I've got open road in front of me I'm not looking in the rearview mirror, so I don't see it as a rivalry."
Now that, as the cool kids on Twitter say, is the type of content I need directly in my veins.
Koepka is right about that major championship claim, as McIlroy hasn't won one since the 2014 PGA Championship, which was his fourth major championship. Koepka also has four majors, including last year's PGA Championship. He also finished in the top four in all the majors last year. So yeah, he's a beast when it matters most.
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