American golf star Koepka warms up for PGA defence with LIV Singapore victory

Captain Brooks Koepka of Smash GC hits his shot on the eigthteenth hole during the first round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club in Sentosa, Singapore, Friday, May 3, 2024. - AP

SINGAPORE (AFP): Brooks Koepka fired a warning ahead of his PGA Championship defence in two weeks' time by carding a three-under par 68 Sunday to win LIV Singapore by two strokes from Australian pair Cam Smith and Marc Leishman.

The 34-year-old American, a five-time major winner, finished at 15-under par to become the first player to win four individual titles on the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit which is in its second full season.