Brooks Koepka’s return to Shinnecock for the first time since winning the 2018 US Open just got a little murkier.
On Sunday morning, Koepka withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open before his final round citing a hand injury, to the PGA Tour’s communications department. Koepka, who was 6 under and tied for 34th at the time of injurywon’t get the chance to finish his final round from TPC Toronto, prematurely ending a week that had shown flashes of competitive promise for the five-time major champion.
On Saturday afternoon, Koepka revealed he had suffered some kind of hand injury during a third-round 72 that saw him slide down the leaderboard after a brilliant opening two days in Toronto.
“Yeah, I don’t know what it is,” he said at the time. “I’m trying to grip the club with my ring finger and pinky, so I can’t grip it. So the club is kind of simple, my fingers would come loose, it was kind of numb. I don’t know what the deal was, but hopefully we’ll figure it out.”
Koepka indicated at the time that he had never dealt with the injury before and said he was confused by the nature of the injury.
“Not this,” he said. “I don’t know what it is.”
Koepka’s journey to the top of golf’s mountain in 2026 has been well documented. In January, he returned to the PGA Tour after several years at LIV to be closer to family, receiving a “returning player path” deal from new Tour CEO Brian Rolapp that included a substantial charitable donation. and some competitive concessions. Koepka has slowly earned his way back into the mix on Tour, climbing as high as 73rd in the FedEx Cup rankings, although his status has left him out of sight of the Tour’s “signature event” fields.
In recent weeks, he seemed to rekindle it, recording six top-25 finishes in eight starts, including one top-10, and finding a groove with his putting that had spent several months as a sore spot. Before the WD, Koepka had planned to return to Shinnecock Hills for next week’s 126th US Open, where he was set to arrive as the only player with winning experience at what many believe is the sport’s toughest tournament venue. (Koepka won the tournament with a 1-over 72-hole score in his final match of 2018.)
It is not yet known whether the injury could cause Koepka to miss the US Open, where he is a two-time winner. Play is expected to begin in five days from Southampton, NY – with practice rounds taking place early next week.
