What a PGA week it was Oak Hill.

Koepka was headed for a flight back to Florida to celebrate after claiming a third Wanamaker trophy on Sunday having once again proven himself as a major championship dominant force.

The American’s struggles have been well documented, including knee surgery when it was difficult for him to get around in day-to-day life let alone contend at tournaments.

Unable to bend down to read putts as usual when going head-to-head with Phil Mickelson at the PGA in 2021, Koepka even admitted the struggles with his body made his decision to head for LIV Golf an easier one back in April at Augusta.

But that decision – one some suggested may harm his competitive edge – have clearly made no dent in the abilities of the 33-year-old when he arrives for one of the big four tournaments in men’s golf.

Having finished runner-up at The Masters and now hoisted the Wanamaker, Koepka was being held up on social media as a win for the LIV side of professional golf’s ongoing discord, yet Koepka isn’t interested in being a flag waver.

“I definitely think it helps LIV, but I'm more interested in my own self right now, to be honest with you,” he said in press conference.

A man far more interested in being the standard bearer is of course Mickelson, who made his 100th cut at a major championship.

RIGHT: The play might not have been vintage Phil Mickelson, but 'Phil the Thrill' still managed to garner plenty of attention. PHOTO: Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images.

That milestone is one to be marvelled at, but having made the weekend Phil was little more than a bit player until after his final round alongside Justin Thomas.

Interesting enough was the limited exchange of a fist bump with decades long former caddie Jim ‘Bones’ McKay (who now works for Thomas) on the 18th green. Then Mickelson went and gave a 10 minute interview to a scrum of reporters that reportedly included discussions about knowing things others don’t and holding people accountable.

This was Phil at his outspoken best, using words with great meaning but little in terms of specifics.

Whereas Mickelson was making his 100th major cut, club professional Block was making his first.

Koepka may have taken the big trophy, yet it was Block who walked away as people’s champion having not only played the weekend but well enough to finish in a share of 15th place.

Block’s week included a Sunday round with Rory McIlroy that was highlighted by a hole-in-one at the 15th that received the loudest roar of the week.

The soon to be 47-year-old received a call post round to tell him he had received a sponsor’s invitation into next week’s Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Texas.

"A bizarre week best exemplified by Block, who managed a hole-in-one, a shank and was asked about buying drinks by a winner reportedly paid US$100 million to join LIV with another $3.15 million incoming." – Jimmy Emanuel. 

Also in that field, and now free to take as many such invitations as he pleases courtesy of his newly acquired Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour, is Min Woo Lee.

Lee was one of Australia’s best across the week of the PGA, once again solidifying his status as one of our next stars on the biggest stage, alongside Cam Davis who headed all of the Australian contingent at Oak Hill with his T4 finish.

Davis is off to Augusta next year courtesy of the result, a place where Koepka will perhaps arrive with more than five majors.

For now, his fifth win will be celebrated by most and perhaps even chagrined by others, outlining the strange state men’s professional golf currently finds itself in perfectly encapsulated in one week in New York.

A bizarre week best exemplified by Block, who managed a hole-in-one, a shank and was asked about buying drinks by a winner reportedly paid US$100 million to join LIV with another $3.15 million incoming.