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PGA specializing in these events only will not guarantee Koepka a prolonged stay at the top. He must “learn” to win the less prestigious events. Going by his performance in 2019, Koepka is yet to master this skill. Out of the 12 non-majors he has played in this year, he has only managed four top 10 finishes. In fact he missed the cut during the Arnold Palmer Invitational in May 2019 finishing a distant 147 th ! Rank Player Name No.of Events Avg Points Country 1 Brooks Koepka 44 11.14 USA 2 Dustin Johnson 47 9.78 USA 3 Rory McIlroy 47 8.62 NIR 4 Justin Rose 48 8.41 ENG 5 Tiger Woods 40 7.25 USA 6 Bryson DeChambeau 52 6.65 USA 7 Francesco Molinari 46 6.56 ITA 8 Jon Rahm 50 6.40 ESP 9 Justin Thomas 47 6.35 USA 10 Patrick Cantlay 44 6.21 USA Brooks Koepker’s 2019 Season Justin Rose Tiger Woods Tournament Position 3M Open 65 278 (-6)  Travelers Championship 57 280 (E)  U.S. Open 2 274 (-10)  RBC Canadian Open 50 278 (-2)  PGA Championship 1  272 (-8)  AT&T Byron Nelson 4 264 (-20)  Zurich Classic Of New Orleans 22  272 (-16)  2019 Masters Tournament 2  276 (-12)  THE PLAYERS Championship 56 286 (-2)  Arnold Palmer Invitational Missed Cut 147 The Honda Classic 2 272 (-8)  WGC-Mexico Championship 27  281 (-3)  Sentry Tournament of Champions 24  288 (-4)  WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS 16  286 (-2)  THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES 1  267 (-21)  Source: Online