Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend’s top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair, and plot how you’re going to qualify for the U.S. Open …
1. Brooks Koepka is in major-winning form
Brooks Koepka won his fourth LIV Golf tournament this past weekend in Singapore, and he sure seems to be rounding into PGA Championship-defending form after an unspectacular T45 at the Masters. Koepka has won more LIV tournaments than anyone else in the young tour’s history, and while it’s easy to mock LIV — which generates far more headlines than fan interest — the simple fact is that Koepka is beating guys like Jon Rahm, Cam Smith and other elite pros when he wins these events.
And Koepka, when he’s in the hunt, is tough to beat. He has five majors, more than any active player not named Phil or Tiger. There …