FARMINGDALE, N.Y. _ Big, strong, imposing, impressive. That is a description of either Brooks Koepka or Bethpage Black. It fits both ways and appropriately because the two are now historically tied.
Never before in the 83-year history of one of America's most famous golf courses had anyone shot 63, as Koepka did Thursday in the first round of the PGA Championship. It was two-way serendipity: If you're going to hold a course record, you might as well have it on a layout that is considered an absolute brute. If you could pick a golfer to hold your course record, you would choose a major figure on top of the game.
What a perfect match.
