Koepka Rips Masters Pace: Rahm Went to Bathroom Like 7x and We Were Still Waiting

Brooks Koepka fell apart in the final round of the 2023 Masters Tournament, shooting an ugly 75 to hand the green jacket to Jon Rahm.

Speaking to reporters after the round, Koepka expressed frustration about the pace played by Viktor Hovland and Patrick Cantlay, the group directly in front of the leaders.

"The group in front of us was brutally slow. Jon went to the bathroom like seven times during the round, and we were still waiting," Koepka told reporters.

As frustrated as Koepka may have been about the pace, Rahm played in the exact same conditions and shot 69. The complaints largely ring hollow if a fellow player is able to withstand them and excel.

That said, it's clear Koepka wasn't the only golfer a little frustrated with pace of play, particularly that of Cantlay. Hovland was seen playing well ahead of the American late in the fourth round, which is usually seen in the golf world as being in bad form.

Koepka also famously tends to be rankled by slower players, with his war of words with Bryson DeChambeau starting in part because of DeChambeau's more deliberate pace on the course.

Unless the golf world pulls a trick out of Major League Baseball's bag and implements a shot clock, the reality is Koepka will have to deal with an occasional slower pace of play. If he implodes in those instances as he did Sunday, there will be more blown majors in his future.