‘I’m so proud of you’: Brooks Koepka’s wife Jena Sims sends her support after he crumbled at the Masters, and sends congratulations to Jon Rahm and his partner Kelley Cahill on their victory
- Brooks Koepka collapsed on the final day of the Masters to finish second
- His final round 75 allowed Jon Rahm to take victory with a 69 on Sunday
- Koepka’s wife has sent him her support, while also congratulating Rahm’s family
Brooks Koepka’s wife has sent her support after he crumbled on the final day of the Masters.
Jon Rahm achieved a final round of 69, while four-time Major winner Koepka misfired to a three-over round of 75, allowing the Spaniard claim his first green jacket.
It was a disappointing conclusion for Koepka, who along with Phil Mickelson, finished four shots off Rahm – meaning his wait for a first Masters title goes on.
There had been optimism for Koepka as he started the final day four shots clear of Rahm with 11 shots left to play in the third round.
Though he couldn’t hold on and take victory, his wife Jena Sims, has paid special tribute to her husband on Instagram, while also congratulating Rahm and his partner Kelley Cahill.
Jon Rahm (pictured with wife Kelley Cahill) won the Masters after a final round of 69 after his rival Brooks Koepka collapsed on the final day to finish four shots behind
Koepka had held a four shot lead over Rahm going into Sunday but made a number of costly errors allowing the Spaniard to win the famous green jacket at Augusta
Koepka’s wife Jena Sims has paid tribute to her husband while also congratulating Rahm
In an Instagram story where she is watching her husband speak in a press conference on television, she wrote: ‘I love you I’m so proud.
‘Huge congrats to the Rahm family, played like hell out there and well deserved.’
The next post on her Instagram story she shared a picture of Rahm and Cahill kissing after he had sealed the victory.
Sims, an actress and model, married Koepka in June last year on the Turks and Caicos islands in the Carribean.
Though she watched the final day on television, earlier in the week she had been a caddy for her husband at the Augusta Par-3 tournament.
Sims shared several pictures and videos of herself wearing the iconic white jumpsuit as she carried her husband’s clubs around the course.
Koepka and Sims met at the Masters tournament in 2015 and were married last year
Sims pictured caddying for Koepka during the Par-3 competition in Augusta last week
She seemed to be particularly happy caddying for her husband at the Augusta course given they met at the Masters tournament in 2015.
Sims previously said she was a longtime golf fan and that she had always grown up watching the sport because of her dad.
Koepka was bidding to lead from start-to-finish and secure the third leg of a career grand slam.
The former world number one won four majors in eight starts between 2017 and 2019 – a stretch which included finishing joint second behind Tiger Woods at Augusta in 2019.
The 32-year-old struggled to reproduce that form as he battled a succession of injuries in the last two years, but believes he can add to his major tally going forward.
Koepka was disappointed with his defeat but congratulated Rahm after the win was sealed
‘I’ve known this for a while, but I guess it was just a matter of going out and doing it,’ he said. ‘I led for three rounds and just didn’t do it on the last day, that’s it. Plain and simple.
‘Eventually this will be a positive. I’d say probably give it a week and I’ll start to see some positives out of it and carry this over to the PGA, the US Open and The Open.
‘But right now, it’s kind of tough to see, if I’m honest, probably for the next few hours and the next few days.’