Jena Koepka in wedding dress. (Instagram)
Jena slid into Brooks’ direct messages on Instagram eight years ago, and they met for the first time during the first round of the 2015 Masters between the seventh and eighth holes.
After winning four majors between 2017 and 2019, Koepka struggled mightily with his health after falling in his home in 2021 and dislocating his knee, an injury made worse when he tried to snap it back in place.
“If I wasn’t going to be able to move the way I wanted to, I didn’t want to play the game anymore. It’s just that simple,” he said of the climb back.
“There was definitely moments of that. Last year was pretty tough, just a lot of frustration. Felt like I should have been ahead of where I was. Some other things off the course happened, and it just doesn’t put you in a good mood, and it’s tough to wake up every day and go through the whole grind, and it takes you 20 minutes just to get out of bed and move it.”
Jena describes her outlook as rainbows and sunshine, a stark contrast to Brooks, she said, who takes on “more of a ‘You suck; you’re never going to win; you’re never going to amount to anything’ mindset.
“I think some people just can’t relate to that, but that’s what works for him,” she said. “There’s really no right or wrong way.”
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