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By Andrew McCarty
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On Wednesday morning the PGA Tour's communications department announced Brooks Koepka withdrew from the Rocket classic this weekend.
With the decision coming before the start of play, Koepka did not need to give a reason for his decision to withdraw. However, one golf analyst believes the five-time major champion could still be suffering the ill effects of a hand injury suffered at the RBC Canadian Open.
"Something is definitely not right with him. He’s 84th in Fed Ex Cup points. This severely damages his chances of making playoffs, not to mention getting into [the signature events] next year," said one golf writer on social media, latter clarifying that he believes Koepka could still be injured.
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The star golfer abruptly withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open before the final round after suffering a hand injury. He promptly missed the cut at the U.S. Open the next week and missed the cut at the Scottish Open in his next event – nearly a month after his missed cut at the U.S. Open.
After missing the cut at the Scottish Open, Koepka made the cut at the Open Championship and steadily climbed the leaderboard over the weekend to finish in a tie for 28th place.
The Rocket Classic is scheduled to tee off on Thursday morning with Ben Silverman replacing the five-time major winner.
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