A five-time major champion will indeed tee it up at the U.S. Open.
Brooks Koepka told Golfweek Tuesday that he plans to play the major at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club despite withdrawing from the final round of the RBC Canadian Open due to a hand injury.
Koepka won the U.S. Open the last time it was contested at Shinnecock in 2018.
“I’m gonna go this week,” he told Golfweek when asked about the possibility of withdrawing.
Koepka began experiencing pain in his left pinky and ring finger on Friday night, and the issue arose again ahead of his Saturday round at TPC Toronto, he told Golfweek. The 36-year-old co-led the event after a six-under 64 on Thursday but struggled to a two-over 72 on Saturday.
He said two possible causes of the pain are an ulnar nerve flare-up and thoracic outlet syndrome.
Koepka also had scans of his neck vertebrae, which came back clear.
He tied for 12th at The Masters and tied for 55th at the PGA Championship in the first two majors this year.
He’s set to play alongside fellow Americans Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, with a Thursday tee time at 7:30 a.m. ET.
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