As The PIP Race Turns: "Brooksy" Calls Lead To Ejections, Koepka Engages By Offering Michelob Ultra's
/An aborted Brooks Koepka interview with Golf Channel continues to spread in new and bizarre ways after Bryson DeChambeau was subjected to light Memorial Tournament heckling on Friday.
At least ten spectators were ejected for yelling “Brooksy” at DeChambeau over the course of his 33 holes. Some suggested DeChambeau pointed out his hecklers to police, though he said he did not care in post round remarks.
"Oh, they weren't taunts at all, it was flattering,'' DeChambeau said after shooting 72 in the second round. "I think it's absolutely flattering what they're doing. They can keep calling me that all day if they want to, I've got no issue with it. When you look at it, to most people it's they think it's a distraction, but I grew up learning how to deal with that stuff and I honestly thought it was flattering.''
DeChambeau said he did not ask for anyone to be removed, that "the officers take care of that. I don't really care.''
This on-site accounting disagreed:
Looking to move up the formerly-secret Player Impact Program race exposed by Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch, Brooks Koepka wasted no time in scooping up valuable engagement, retweets, Google searches and Meltwater mentions. This, even though he’s not playing this week’s Memorial:
