Golf: Koepka chasing brother’s legacy in Aviemore

[Mama_Bull]

With his T2 finish, Chase Koepka went from #32 to #8 in the Race To Oman standings!

 https://www.europeantour.com/en/challengetour/road-to-oman/#Ranking

He is well positioned to make it on to the European Tour at the end of the season.

Chase Koepka‏ @ChaseKoepka  54m54 minutes ago

Very happy with my performance this week shooting -20 and placing T2. Congrats to @SwedishTORO on the win. Now back home to the USA

 

Edited July 16, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

This week, Chase received an invitation to play on the European Tour at the Porsche European Open.

After one round he is T16 (-3).

Leaderboard: http://www.golfchannel.com/tours/european-tour/2017/porsche-european-open/

Edited July 27, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

After two rounds, at the Porsche European Open, Chase is T5 (-7).

http://www.golfchannel.com/tours/european-tour/2017/porsche-european-open/

 

 

[Mama_Bull]

Chase had a disappointing weekend (73 and 73). He ended up T28 (-5)

I'm not sure if that spot earns him any world golf ranking points.

He is currently ranked #499 OWGR.

http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=21997

He still in good shape on the European Challenge Tour at #8 in the Race to Oman. A top 15 ranking there at the end of the year will earn him his Europesn Tour card for 2018.

[Mama_Bull]

Chase Koepka is hoping to follow his big brother's lead

By John Haughey

BBC Sport NI

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• From the sectionNorthern Ireland

Chase Koepka (left) and Brooks Koepka at the Zurich Classic in April.

Chase Koepka will aim to emulate his US Open winning brother Brooks by tasting European Challenge Tour success at this week's Northern Ireland Open.

Brooks earned a European Tour card with three Challenge Tour titles in 2013.

European Tour and PGA Tour wins followed in Turkey and Phoenix before his Erin Hills triumph two months ago.

Chase, 23, who is three years younger than Brooks, has already gone close to a Challenge Tour win with three top-five finishes in his last nine events.

Koepka is the leading player in the Challenge Tour rankings in the field this week with his ninth position putting him marginally ahead of Scotland's 2014 British Amateur champion Bradley Neil and Argentina's Estanislao Goya, who occupy 11th and 12th spots in the money list.

The top 15 at season's end will automatically earn promotion to the main tour.

Galgorm event has final-day 'shootout' format

However, this week's event will be a Challenge Tour event like no other with the leading 24 players after the third round going into a final-day shootout format.

That will see the tournament being decided by a series of six-hole knockout medal play matches, which will go right the way down to the final on Sunday afternoon.

While youthful talents such as Koepka, Neil and Gavin Moynihan are aiming to win a main tour card for the first time, the Galgorm Castle field will also feature players who have previously dined at the top table.

Read more at:  https://t.co/yrHdU81Bn2

https://www.europeantour.com/en/challengetour/

Edited August 8, 2017 by Mama_Bull