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Report: Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka almost fought after Ryder Cup
Update 10/3: Koepka denied the report. Speaking with reporters ahead of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, he said: “This Dustin thing, I just don’t get. There was no fight, no argument. He’s one of my best friends. I love the kid to death. We talked on the phone Monday and yesterday, so you tell me how we fought. People like to make a story and run with it. It’s not the first time there’s been a news story that isn’t true that’s gone out.”
It sounds like Jupiter, Fla.’s most famous golf workout buddies were anything but chummy following U.S. side’s Ryder Cup beatdown. In fact, according to a report by The Telegraph’s James Corrigan, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka nearly gave one another a beating.
Golf Channel’s Tim Rosaforte confirmed the pair had to be separated after an incident in the European team room Sunday night following the loss.
There’s no word on the substance of the dispute. Johnson’s fiance, Paulina Gretzky was close by, as was Koepka’s girlfriend, Jena Sims, according to reports, but there’s no evidence she was involved in the dispute.
According to European player’s wife quoted in The Telegraph, Gretzky was “clearly shocked and upset by the nastiness, which was very threatening.”
What isn’t clear is what could bring to pair of long-time friends, both of whom are eminently easygoing, to the verge of a physical conflict.
Koepka and Johnson lost to Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose in their Saturday afternoon foursomes match.
Adding further intrigue, as Luke Kerr Dineen spotted, a report by Ben Cadiou in Le Equipe said the pair were involved in a dispute on the flight over to France.
Johnson has not commented on the alleged dust-up. Koepka’s agent, Blake Smith, told Golf Digest the story is “made up.”
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
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- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
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WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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Dave
Oct 4, 2018 at 7:57 am
I’ve lost count of the number of fights as a kid and bust ups later in life I’ve had with my best mate of 50 years!Mostly over sporting rivalries and failures. It means nothing.
Your President Trump
Oct 4, 2018 at 3:12 am
Fake news
Lovejoy
Oct 3, 2018 at 3:29 am
Is Alberstadt now the Golfwrx boxing and gossip correspondent?
Tom
Oct 3, 2018 at 1:27 am
Remember the old jingle, “things go better with coke.” might apply here?
Joeg Voll
Oct 5, 2018 at 4:32 pm
Can I quote you on that?
shawn
Oct 3, 2018 at 12:14 am
Where is grandpa Wayne Gretzky in all of this Dallas-esque intrigue..???
Jack
Oct 2, 2018 at 10:15 pm
Real story is that Paulina was still next to DJ.
They should have just fought before the cup to sort things out rather than have bad chemistry throughout.
shawn
Oct 3, 2018 at 12:13 am
ex-Playboy bunnies tend to be gregarious and promiscuous … ya think?!!
Brooks
Oct 2, 2018 at 8:21 pm
Will McKenzie, and Jason Dufner, use to be good friends with DJ too. Both are now divorced from their wives…..DJ cant be trusted… bet the truth all comes out real soon
shawn
Oct 3, 2018 at 12:06 am
OoOoOoOooh… hanky panky… in flagrante delicto too …?!!
toyzrx
Oct 2, 2018 at 5:23 pm
Well, good friends fight sometimes and I hope they went at each other and worked it all out.
shawn
Oct 2, 2018 at 5:29 pm
Low IQ athletes will resort to physical confrontation to resolve their differences… because they don’t have the intelligence to do it peacefully and logically. They are brutes and not to be idolized … plain & simple….!
s
Oct 2, 2018 at 4:17 pm
Wives and girlfriends….. *sigh*
shawn
Oct 2, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Wives and long suffering girlfriends with children born out of wedlock…!!
Tim Armington
Oct 2, 2018 at 8:34 pm
How old are you? 108???? Child born out of wedlock??? You are showing your low iq.
oppie
Oct 2, 2018 at 9:01 pm
It’s not “iq”…. it’s “IQ” or Intelligence Quotient…. “iq” is dopey…
None of your business
Jul 8, 2023 at 11:43 pm
It is still a valid term even now, and if it some how hurts your feelings, how about women with baby daddy’s , is that something that doesn’t hurt your delicate sensibilities.
roger
Oct 2, 2018 at 3:06 pm
Ain’t teamwork grrrreeeeaaaat … 😛
shawn
Oct 3, 2018 at 12:04 am
U.S. Ryder Cup players in near physical conflict…. U.S. democracy in political turmoil… Trump hammers out new deal with Mexico and Canada…. stock market soaring … only in the good ol’ US of A … 😮
Tom
Oct 2, 2018 at 2:29 pm
Gotta believe Brooks vs. DJ fight as a pay-for-view would outsell Tiger vs. Phil golf at Thanksgiving.
Bob
Oct 2, 2018 at 1:16 pm
Adds fuel to the rumor DJs fall at Augusta was a Koeoka push… Some people never learn to respect OPP
Zac
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Pretty sure brooks would destroy dj
~j~
Oct 3, 2018 at 1:57 pm
I’d go with DJ. Brookes has the look of someone who’ll get popped in the face and immediately walks away or concedes, hence why Jena runs his show.
ORRRR Better question, Jena or Paulina???
Scott
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:30 pm
I like the old days when American pros focused their aggression on Brits. Dave Hill threatening to wrap his 1-iron around Gallacher’s head, now that’s boss.
James
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:58 pm
What is a 1-iron???
Nolan
Oct 2, 2018 at 1:01 pm
Your 4 iron lol
big jones
Oct 3, 2018 at 1:08 pm
lol!
Ciaran
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:24 pm
Apparently the loser has to play with Patrick Reed in 2020, some say they’re still fighting….
big jones
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:06 pm
Who cares?
shawn
Oct 2, 2018 at 5:32 pm
Hero worshiping gearheads and wannabes…
Ardbegger
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:01 pm
…”and these are The Days of Our Lives”
JP
Oct 2, 2018 at 10:58 am
The story is not made up.
Brooks dropped some Tiger news to his friend giving him a heads up. Paulina told DJ that Brooks was telling him a lie. And that is where this whole thing started. Whether DJ & Paulina want to stay together for the kids sake is up to them. Paulina knew about DJ’s other fling and this was a way to get back at him. It’s all screwed up. Good luck to them.
C
Oct 2, 2018 at 11:49 am
Source?
Nolan
Oct 2, 2018 at 1:03 pm
I could believe the scorned woman part. Dangerous combo right there.
the dude
Oct 2, 2018 at 2:40 pm
what did you just say??????
Kevin
Oct 2, 2018 at 6:02 pm
R u saying tiger flurted w dj’s children’ mum?
Johnny Penso
Oct 2, 2018 at 7:22 pm
Why so cryptic? Just say what you have to say without all the riddles.
CrashTestDummy
Oct 3, 2018 at 12:11 am
Haha. Exactly. I didn’t understand a word of that. Some sort of code. Lol.
shawn
Oct 3, 2018 at 12:10 am
Tiger and Paulina ….??!!!! 😮 😮 😮
big jones
Oct 3, 2018 at 1:09 pm
The team did more than swap golf partners maybe?
oppie
Oct 3, 2018 at 1:59 pm
… one big happy family… doin’ it …. 😮