Brooks Koepka just lived every golfer’s dream by winning a major PGA Tour championship, the U.S. Open.

The spotlight’s sudden brightening has exposed some areas of Koepka’s past that may have simply been forgotten about if it weren’t for the win. This includes some anti-LeBron James tweets and an eye-opening interview with Golf Digest.
 

In the interview with Jaime Diaz of Golf Digest, Koepka explained that he didn’t really want to become a golfer and that he actually preferred other sports.   

“To be honest, I’m not a big golf nerd. Golf is kind of boring, not much action.” Koepka also explained that if he could do it over again, he would play baseball “100 percent, no doubt”.

As it turns out, the only reason golf took a front seat in Koepka’s life is because of a car crash he was involved in as a 10-year old.

While driving with a babysitter, the vehicle carrying Koepka was struck by another car in an intersection, causing Koepka to fracture his nose and sinus cavity on the dashboard. As a result, Koepka was not allowed to play any of contact sports and settled for a summer on the greens instead.  When Koepka quickly started dominating in golf, he decided to pursue the sport.
 

The mystery of whether or not he would have been a good baseball player will likely never be solved, but it did run in his blood. His great-uncle Dick Groat won the 1960 National League MVP award, along with two World Series titles as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 

Hopefully Koepka’s U.S. Open win ensures that he doesn’t look back on his golf pursuits with regret later in life.
 

(H/T Jaime Diaz/Golf Digest)