Brooks Koepka won the U.S. Open in dominating fashion, pulling away from the field on the back-9 on Sunday and eventually winning by four strokes with a record-tying score of 16-under. That Koepka was able to make so many birdies at a U.S. Open is unusual, but it was also not surprising considering how many opportunities […]
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Brooks Koepka hails European Tour after after stunning US Open victory at Erin Hills
REUTERS Brooks Koepka secured his first major victory at the US Open The 27-year-old from Florida produced a back-nine birdie blitz shooting a closing round 67 to storm his way to a four shot victory and in the process Koepka matched the 16-under-par winning 72-hole record set six years ago by Rory McIlroy. And Koepka […]
US Open 2017: Brooks Koepka equals lowest winning score to land first Major
In the early hours of this morning, the American, who had previously won just once on the USPGA Tour (Phoenix Waste Management Open in 2015), claimed a four-shot victory. Koepka turned in a supreme display, making three successive birdies from the 14th to stamp his authority. His 16-under par total matched the total set when […]
US Open 2017: Tommy Fleetwood pays tribute to 'phenomenal' champion Brooks Koepka
The Englishman could only watch as Koepka finished with a flourish to take home his maiden Major title with a winning score of 16-under par. Fleetwood shot a level-par round of 72 to finish fourth with -11. And he has conceded Koepka’s performance was ‘unbelievable’. “You never know how you’re going to react being up […]
Performer of the Week: Danielle Brooks
THE PERFORMER | Danielle Brooks THE SHOW | Orange Is the New Black THE EPISODE | “Sing It, White Effie” THE PERFORMANCE | The 2017 Emmy Awards are still months away, but after seeing Brooks’ triumphant work in the prison dramedy’s fifth season, we’re already thinking ahead to the 2018 Emmy cycle. Anyone who’s watched Episode 5 is likely doing the same. When Taystee emerged from Litchfield’s […]
Elkie Brooks sparks meltdown as ‘amazed’ Lorraine viewers struggle to believe she’s 72
The hitmaker, who previously worked with The Beatles and Robert Palmer, caused a stir on Twitter with her youthful appearance. The micro-blogging site was inundated with comments about her “amazing” complexion, after host Lorraine Kelly informed that she was 72. Two users tweeted: “72?! Easily pass for 52 #ElkieBrooks #lorraine,” and: “Elkie Brooks looks amazing […]
Mel Brooks Says He’s Talking to MGM About ‘Spaceballs 2’
In Mel Brooks’ classic 1987 Star Wars spoof Spaceballs, Bill Pullman’s Han Solo stand-in, Lone Starr, asks Brooks’ Yoda stand-in, Yogurt, if they’ll ever see each other again. Yogurt responds: “Who knows? God willing, we’ll all meet again in Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money.” That was thirty years ago, and ever since, Brooks and the cast have been […]
JC Brooks on how ‘The Neon Jungle’ straddles genres to retool the uptown funk sound
“As long as people hear our music, I don’t mind how they do it. It’s all about getting people out to see a show.” There’s a new sheriff of Uptown Funk in town, and JC Brooks is his name. Brooks, a kinetically charged, genre-bending vocalist/lyricist/bandleader who currently calls Chicago his home, is a man who […]