Brooks Koepka won his fourth career major championship title at the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. Here are some stats, many of historical significance, related to Koepka’s latest triumph:
- Becomes fifth wire-to-wire winner in PGA Championship history (no ties): Bobby Nichols (1964), Jack Nicklaus (1971), Raymond Floyd (1982), Hal Sutton (1983)
- Becomes fourth player in modern era to win four or more majors in a span of eight starts: Ben Hogan, Nicklaus, Tiger Woods
- Becomes first player in history to successfully defend both the PGA Championship and U.S. Open in a career
- Becomes the fourth player to successfully defend two different majors in a career: Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, Woods
- Becomes seventh player to win multiple titles at both the PGA and U.S. Open: Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Hogan, Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Woods
- Regains No. 1 spot in Official World Golf Ranking
- Earns sixth career PGA Tour win
Most major wins before age 30 (Koepka is 29 years, 16 days)
- 10, Tiger Woods
- 7, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus
- 4, Young Tom Morris, Willie Anderson, Walter Hagen, Peter Thomson, Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka
Source: Internet