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Brooks Koepka tracker: Score, key shots, live updates from the PGA Championship 2024

Palm Beach County native Brooks Koepka is hunting his sixth career major championship and a title defense this week at the 2024 PGA Championship.

Koepka, a Cardinal Newman graduate, won the PGA Championship in 2023, his third career victory at the major after winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019.

Koepka has made clear his goal to win each of golf's majors to complete the career grand slam and chase down golf's greatest major champions on the all-time tournament wins list. He is the 20th golfer to win five career majors.

Koepka currently plays with LIV Golf, where he's the captain of his team Smash GC. He won his most recent outing at LIV Golf Singapore after struggling in the first events of the 2024 campaign.

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Follow along here for hole-by-hole live updates on Brooks Koepka as he competes in the 2024 Masters Tournament:

Hole No. 12* - Birdie (-1)

Brooks Koepka has his first birdie of the day after sticking his second shot on the Par-4 No. 12 with 3 feet of the hole from 188 yards. He knocked in for birdie to move to 1-under.

He is currently two shots backs of a group of leaders at 3-under.

Koepka even through first two holes

Brooks Koepka is off and rolling in his defense of the PGA Championship.

He couldn't get a couple birdie attempts to fall on the first two holes. He's even par.

When is Brooks Koepka's tee time at the PGA Championship?

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States speaks to the media during a practice round prior to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 15, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States speaks to the media during a practice round prior to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 15, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Koepka will play in a group with Max Homa and Jordan Spieth over the first two rounds at the PGA Championship.

The group will tee off at 8:37 a.m. for Thursday's first round and will begin at 2:02 p.m. in Friday's second round.

Brooks Koepka 2024 PGA Championsihp betting odds

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot on the 10th hole during a practice round prior to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 15, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot on the 10th hole during a practice round prior to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 15, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Koepka ended Wednesday with the fourth-best odds to win the tournament at +1300 per Hard Rock Sportsbook.

Scottie Scheffler (+375), Rory McIlroy (+600) and Xander Schauffele (+1200) are the only players with better odds as of 5 p.m. ET Wednesday.

More Koepka betting lines at the PGA Championship include:

To finish

  • Top 5: +350

  • Top 10: +170

  • Top 20: -125

USPGA Exclusive

  • McIlroy and Koepka both in Top 20: -110

  • Scheffler, McIlroy and Koepka all in Top 20: +135

More specials

  • Koepka to finish as first round leader: +700

  • To make the cut: Yes (-650) / No (+350)

  • To finish as top LIV Golfer: +350

  • To finish as top American: +850

*All lines current through Wednesday, 5 p.m. ET

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.

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