Koepka looked at the risk of throwing seven shots on the last day when he was taking four consecutive turns after a dramatic Sunday turn in Bethpage Black, with his close friend Dustin Johnson closing in one with three to play.
But Johnson continued his plane in 15 with a successive ghost in 16 and 17 which gave Koepka some much needed breathing room, and another shot in the 17th by the defending champion did not matter little in the end.
One of the successive players struggled with a surprising lead. He closed 74 and won two shots, making him the first player to successfully defend the Wanamaker Cup since Tiger Woods, and acknowledged that his stress levels were alarmingly high.
Koepka is presented with the Wanamaker Cup for the second consecutive year after a dramatic win at Bethpage Black
"To stand here today with four major companies is surprising," he said. "But this certainly is the most satisfying of them all for how much pressure that tour has and how to make it a stressful DJ.I know for a fact, that this was the most enthusiastic people in my life at all in 18.
"You just have to cling hard, it was very fun, it was great to finish at the age of 18, and I'm glad we did not play any more holes, that's for sure."
His partner in play, Harold Verner III, had earlier expressed concern about some public behavior in Bethpidge and claimed that many in the galleries were "asking Brooks to suffocate."
But Koepka insisted that the noisy fans had already stimulated him, adding: "The hour or so from 11 to 14. When they started shouting" DJ, DJ "in 14, it was actually a kind of help, to be honest with you.
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