Koepka Not Thinking Of Money Ahead Of Huge Potential Payday

The World Number One leads the FedEx Cup standings ahead of the Playoffs where the winner will pocket $15m

Koepka Not Thinking Of Money Ahead Of Huge Potential Payday
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The World Number One leads the FedEx Cup standings ahead of the Playoffs where the winner will pocket $15m

Koepka Not Thinking Of Money Ahead Of Huge Potential Payday

"I've never done that," he said.

"I don't do it. I get updates from my financial people all the time," he laughed, "but I don't do it. It doesn't matter to me."

"I just love the competition. I always say to people, I think back to when I'm five years old, and you wanted to be the best player in the world," he said.

"When I thought about that, all I was thinking about was I wanted to be the best player in the world.

"When I was ten years old, I never thought about, oh, it's going to come with millions of dollars and all these great things and fame and whatever it wants to be.

"The competition is what I'm there for. I enjoy that. That's what I thrive off of. And yes, all the rest of the stuff just happens to come with it."

Koepka was then asked about his first 'big' cheque, which was $240,000 for his T3 finish at the 2013 Fry's.com Open.

"Fry's. I think it was a sponsor invite. I was in the lead with like nine holes to go, first PGA Tour and choked it away and Jimmy won it."

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