AUGUSTA, Ga. — When he missed the cut at the 2022 Masters, Brooks Koepka twice punched the window of the car carrying him from Augusta National Golf Club. Neither he nor the glass wound up on an injury report. "I guess Mercedes makes a pretty good back window," he said.
Friday, when he finished the second round at the 2023 Masters, he was in the lead, having shot a 67 to give him a three-shot advantage over Jon Rahm, who finished only nine holes because of threatening weather.
Koepka has always thrown his best haymakers during major championships, and he's using this Masters to re-establish his credentials, tell his comeback story and provide constant reminders of just how tough and ambivalent he can be.
