WGC HSBC Champions leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2018/wgc-hsbc-champions/leaderboard.html
Brooks Koepka only has 2 PGA Tour wins to his name, one of them is the US Open.
He will have many more by the time he is done.
He hits it a mile (7th), is in the top 10 in all putting categories and iron play. As important is his demeanour. You'll remember after graduating from college in Florida, he decided to travel the world to earn his golfing stripes. He won on the European Challenge Tour, he won on the European Tour, and he has won now on the PGA Tour.
He honed his craft on courses and conditions all over the world, he learned to appreciate different cultures, different money, different languages and different food.
All of that has given him experience that many, frankly spoiled American kids of his era just don't have. He has learned that the game of golf is not the be all to end all.
He is injury free this year and overnight be posted an easy -8 64 to lead the WGC HSBC Champions in Shanghai. He went out in 33, back in with31 including an eagle 3 at the 18th.
Two guys who are hot right now, American Gavin Green, and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat are a shot back -7 65.
Scores were low in calm, overcast conditions on the Shenshan International GC including Adam Hadwin playing the back nine first in 34, back in 35 -3 69 T21.
Notables : Henrik Stenson, Dustin Johnson, Tyrrell Hatton -4 68, defending champion, Hideki Matsuyama +2 74, Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose -5 67, Phil Mickelson -1 71
Bryan Angus
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