Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka

United States · Legend · Peak: 2018–19

A-
92 OVR
World No. 1 Material
Build with Koepka

Photo: PGA TOUR · used for identification only

Ratings

Percentiles are within the legends pool.

PowerA+
AccuracyA-
Iron PlayA+
Short GameA-
PuttingA
Course IQA
NerveS+
ConsistencyA-
EngineA-

Overview

At his peak in 2018–19, Brooks Koepka rates 92 overall (grade A-) in the legends pool — a World No. 1 Material build headlined by nerve at S+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

Attribute by attribute

  • Power sits at A+ for Koepka, comfortably above tour-average across the legends pool: 6 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
  • Accuracy A- — a shade above the pool average in the legends pool; 12 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
  • Iron Play A+ — a shade above the pool average in the legends pool; 8 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
  • Short Game sits at A- for Koepka, a mild soft spot across the legends pool: 17 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
  • Putting A — modestly above average in the legends pool; 8 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
  • At A, Koepka's course iq rating is a shade above the pool average (52nd percentile of the legends pool) — 12 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
  • Nerve sits at S+ for Koepka, among the very best in the pool across the legends pool: no one else in the pool rates higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
  • Consistency sits at A- for Koepka, the clearest weak point in the profile across the legends pool: 19 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
  • At A-, Koepka's engine rating is a step below the pool average (32nd percentile of the legends pool) — 17 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Archetype

World No. 1 Material. World No. 1 material — a top-of-the-pool overall rating without leaning on any single signature strength; the game simply holds up everywhere.

Closest profiles

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the legends pool matches this card more closely than Ernie Els, Arnold Palmer and Payne Stewart, in that order of similarity.

Best-fit events

Of the 24 events on the schedule, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament and U.S. Open suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

  • THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship
  • Masters Tournament — Major
  • U.S. Open — Major

In Salary Cap

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Brooks Koepka unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 2018–19 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

Editorial note

4 majors in 8 starts (2017–19 U.S. Opens back-to-back, 2018–19 PGAs back-to-back), 2019: T2 Masters, 2nd U.S. Open, T4 Open, won PGA. Nerve 11 — plays majors like regular events and vice-versa (consistency 7). Knee 2019–21 → engine 7. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Methodology

Every rating on this page is a 1–11 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.