PARIS – 5-time main champion Brookskoepka rattles 5 straight birdies on the again 9 on Saturday, giving the lead share on the French Open as he tried to win for the primary time in over a yr.
Min Wu Lee Lee shot 68 and tied up with Koepka at 11 beneath 202.
That is the third consecutive week of Koepka enjoying on the European Tour after lacking a reduce on the Eire Open and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
He additionally missed the reduce in three of the 4 majors this yr. Koepka’s last victory befell in August 2024 on the LIV Golf League in Greenbrier, West Virginia.
“It appears like my recreation is on track,” Koepka mentioned. “The outcomes aren’t there. I am getting a lot nearer and I am pleased with the work I’ve put in over the previous few months.
He attributed the low rounds of Golf des Saint Nome la Brete to greater than placing. Koepka scored eight birdies within the spherical and completed with a bogey on the Par-3 18th, incomes up and down, lacking a 6-foot putt.
Lee gained the Houston Open together with his first title on the PGA Tour earlier this yr, however did not advance for greater than per week within the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Italy’s Guido Migliozzi (66) and England’s Marcus Armitage (71) joined Kim behind the group one-shot. Kim shot 66.
