{"id":967751,"date":"2026-05-18T01:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/967751\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:48:20","slug":"brooks-koepka-marvels-at-rory-mcilroys-250k-gift-in-behind-the-scenes-moment-at-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/967751\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka marvels at Rory McIlroy\u2019s $250k gift in behind-the-scenes moment at PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooks Koepka couldn\u2019t help but sneak a peak at Rory McIlroy\u2019s $250k watch after their round together at the PGA Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The superstar duo were paired for Saturday’s third round at Aronimink<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Koepka and McIlroy shared a few laughs at AroniminkCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

They are known to be good friends and clearly were very comfortable in each other’s company throughout moving day.<\/p>\n

The two golfing giants were seen laughing and joking during the 18 holes and shared a warm embrace and another giggle while leaving the 18th green.<\/p>\n

McIlroy was even seen alerting Koepka to his son, Crew, who was running behind them and eager to hug his dad.<\/p>\n

One to watch<\/p>\n

Once they were back in the scorer’s hut and finalising their cards, TV cameras picked up the moment where Koepka asked to look at McIlroy\u2019s flashy watch.<\/p>\n

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It is understood to be an Omega Tourbillon, worth upwards of $250k, and was a gift from McIlroy to himself following his victory at the 2019 Tour Championship.<\/p>\n

McIlroy won at East Lake that year by four strokes with Koepka actually coming in third.<\/p>\n

The two may well have been sharing a memory about that event but either way, Koepka was clearly impressed with the timepiece, looking it over in detail before handing it back to its owner.<\/p>\n

Koepka shot a two-under 68 on Saturday while McIlroy went two better, carding a 66, to put both in contention at Aronimink.<\/p>\n

Koepka and McIlroy will see much more of each other following the former\u2019s decision to return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf.<\/p>\n

Koepka has not yet qualified for the Signature Events<\/a> so hasn’t played too many tournaments alongside McIlroy in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Koepka did come 12th at The Masters last month as McIlroy clinched back-to-back titles at Augusta.<\/p>\n

The two will headline the upcoming 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills.<\/p>\n

Koepka is a two-time champion in the event while McIlroy won it in 2011.<\/p>\n

Koepka performed well at the Myrtle Beach Classic in the week before the PGA Championship and revealed after that event that he has finally rediscovered his love for the game.<\/p>\n

He said: “It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve had fun playing golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very frustrated last year. Just wasn\u2019t in a good place, but I think a lot of times when you \u2014 it\u2019s like anybody, right? If they\u2019re happy off the golf course, they\u2019re going to play well on the golf course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT\"Koepka<\/a><\/p>\n

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Koepka and McIlroy played together in a star pairing at AroniminkCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s a huge, huge piece of it, and I\u2019ve found that.<\/p>\n

“Refound my happiness, my love for the game. All the pieces are connected. It\u2019s just now I\u2019ve got to go out and go play.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka couldn\u2019t help but sneak a peak at Rory McIlroy\u2019s $250k watch after their round together at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":967752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4106],"tags":[33197,2826,16021,4287,79,16,15],"class_list":["post-967751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-brooks-koepka","tag-golf","tag-pga-championship","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116593067918135360","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=967751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/967752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=967751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=967751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=967751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}