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Analysing Koepka’s pic and why John Rahm won The Masters

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  Brooks Koepka Photo When I saw this photo posted by Brooks Koepka, I thought: “Here we go. “Cue golf journos or pros/coaches coming to analyse it and/or write a column on why Jon Rahm won.” Since nothing seems to be forthcoming, I thought let me break it down for you. Bear in mind I’m being full of nonsense. A thread… A few things stand out in this pic but I’ll focus on just two. First, is how Rahm’s caddy doesn’t seem interested in the joke or whatever was said. His body language is removed from the interaction. For all I know he is watching two ladybugs act very unladylike. Secondly, Rahm – while smiling – is not completely into the ‘joke’, at least not as much as Koepka and caddy are. His body language appears closed off, his fingers interlocked, suggesting he’s ‘guarded’ and not as comfortable as he could be. At this point let me also say, I’m no body language expert or psychologist, just being full of nonsense. Those who watched the Masters will know that on Sunday (I suspec...