Brooks Koepka Wife, Girlfriend, Father, Family, Net Worth, Bio

As far as golfers and sports enthusiasts are concerned, the name Koepka is neither unfamiliar nor even new. It’s because of the Koepka brothers doing well with the eldest like Brooks Koepka.

He became popular through the sports he has been in the profession since 2012. He is the 2017 United States Champion and was able to win various other championships. Here’s everything you might want to know about him.

Brooks Koepka Biography

Brooks Koepka was born on May 3, 1990 in West.Palm Beach, Florida. He was raised in a sports-loving family and it would be one of the first things that brought him and his brother, Chase Koepka, to play golf. Surprisingly, their father Bob Koepka played baseball and the boys also loved sports when they were growing up.

For his education, the man who would become a great golfer went to Cardinal Newman High School and from there he went to Florida State University.

What brought and sustained him into the limelight is his golf career. He started as an amateur golfer who played while studying. By age 13, Brooks had taken the sport seriously and he never stopped.

Brooks had his first PGA tour in 2014 and he finished in third place before finishing in fourth place at the US Open, allowing him to be part of his first Masters.

During his years of golf he was able to stand out from the crowd and this helped him reach the top of the world ranking of 7 in 2017. In 2018 he was ranked between 8 and 11. As an amateur he has won the Rice Planters Amateur in 2009 and the Brickyard Collegiate in 2011. and the 2012 Seminole Intercollegiate in Florida.

More so, he won 4 Challenge tournaments, 2 European tournaments, 2 PGA tournaments and some golf tournaments in Japan. He also received the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award in 2014.

His family, father, wife and girlfriend

Brooks comes from a very simple family which had his father Bob Koepka, his mother Denise Jakows who had fought and survived breast cancer and his brother Chase. As noted, the family mainly played sports and that seems to have gone down to his great-uncle, Dick Groat, who was a basketball and baseball player. His father pitched at West Virginia Wesleyan.

Although Chase has yet to make any significant progress in winnings like his older brother, the 1994-born golfer has recorded amateur wins, including the 2016 Mission Inn Spring Show, 2014 Invitational at the Ocean Course and the Reese Jones Invitational. of 2013. It started in 2016 only. his professional career.

Looking at the women in the life of the golfer, he has been in several relationships but so far he has no wife as he is not married yet. His girlfriend is Jena Sims. Born on December 30, 1988, she is an American actress famous for starring in several films such as 3 Headed Shark Attack (2015), American Beach House (2015), and 3D comedy horror, The Attack from the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012). She is also a model who won the Miss Georgia Teen USA beauty pageant in 2007.

Jena Sims who is a graduate of International Affairs from Belmont University started dating Mr. Brooks between early 2017 and 2016. Prior to their relationship, however, Brooks Koepka had dated American football player Becky Edwards. This relationship could not be sustained as Becky moved to Sweden to play football.

Brooks Koepka’s Net Worth

The professional golfer has recorded many achievements in his rather short golf career which is still moving a lot. His net worth is estimated between 8 and 13 million USD, while his annual income is placed at 2 million USD. He made his wealth primarily from the sports he learned to love and practice.

The man was also able to add to his net as he struck several endorsement deals with brands such as Nike, which had also had deals with the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Besides Nike, Brooks signed another contract with Michelob Ultra.