Brooks Koepka withdraws from Canadian Open, casting serious worries ahead of US Open return to Shinnecock

After battling done wounded during Saturday's 3rd circular astatine the RBC Canadian Open, Brooks Koepka opted not to springiness it a spell successful the last round, yet withdrawing from the PGA Tour lawsuit connected Sunday morning.

The Tour announced that the five-time large champion had withdrawn owed to a manus wounded soon earlier his final-round tee time. Koepka was six nether and 7 shots disconnected the pb heading into the last circular astatine TPC Toronto earlier calling it quits.

While speaking with the media connected Saturday day pursuing his third-round 72, Koepka shared details of the wounded that was causing him discomfort.

Brooks Koepka of the United States lines up a putt connected the 17th greenish during the archetypal circular of the RBC Canadian Open 2026 astatine TPC Toronto astatine Osprey Valley connected June 11, 2026 successful Caledon, Ontario. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

"I don't cognize what it is. I'm struggling to grip the nine with my ringing digit and pinkie finger, truthful can't grip it," Koepka explained. "So the nine is benignant of just, my fingers would travel loose, it was benignant of numb. I don't cognize what the woody was, but hopefully we'll fig it out."

Koepka besides said that helium had ne'er dealt with this benignant of wounded earlier it flared up successful Canada.

Brooks Koepka plays a changeable from a bunker connected the 18th spread during the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open astatine Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course successful San Diego. (Abe Arredondo/Imagn Images)

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The manus wounded could not person travel astatine a worse clip for the 36-year-old, with the U.S. Open taking spot adjacent week astatine Shinnecock Hill, the tract of Koepka's 2nd U.S. Open triumph successful 2018.

Since leaving LIV Golf and returning to the PGA Tour nether the Returning Member Program astatine the commencement of 2026, Koepka had been putting unneurotic beardown results successful the lead-up to the year's 3rd large championship.

In his 11 starts earlier the Canadian Open, Koepka had managed six top-20 finishes, including a T12 astatine the Masters successful April.

Brooks Koepka reacts aft his putt connected the 14th greenish during the archetypal circular of the PGA Championship astatine Aronimink Golf Club successful Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, connected May 14, 2026. (James Lang/Imagn Images)

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Koepka's withdrawal besides forfeits an accidental for him to prime up invaluable FedEx Cup points arsenic a subordinate who does not person immoderate presumption for the remaining Signature Events connected the calendar.

With his past astatine Shinnecock and accordant play this season, Koepka was among the abbreviated database of players who could marque sound astatine the U.S. Open opening connected Thursday, yet present his presumption appears to beryllium up successful the air.