AUGUSTA, Ga. – Brooks Koepka hit back Thursday at the critics saying he’s lost too much weight.
He’s tied for the early lead at the Masters.
Koepka became a target on social media and talk shows after he revealed to GolfChannel.com last month that he intentionally lost nearly 25 pounds. He never publicly said why he cut weight – “You’ll see,” he said – but the move cost him more than 10 yards of distance and sapped him of his energy. Koepka defended the decision at the time, saying it’s “only four months of my career,” but conceded this week that his restrictive, 1,800-calorie-a-day diet was too extreme.