Brooks Koepka’s rehabilitated left knee looked healthy Thursday at the Abu HSBC Championship.
So, too, did his game.
Playing his first event since October, the world No. 1 shot 6-under 66 and is two shots off the 18-hole lead at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
"It feels good to be back,"Koepka said after his round. "I drove it really well. Controlled the ball flight, controlled distances really well, and that's what you gotta to do out here."
Plagued by a bad knee last year, Koepka had stem cell treatment following the Tour Championship in August. He returned to competition two months later at the CJ Cup only to re-injure his patella tendon while slipping on concrete.