PARIS -- Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka rattled off five straight birdies on the back nine Saturday and had a 6-under 65, giving him a share of the lead in the French Open as he tries to win for the first time in more than a year.

Min Woo Lee shot 68 and was tied with Koepka at 11-under 202. They were one shot clear of a trio that included Michael Kim , another American in Paris during an off week on the PGA Tour.

This is Koepka's third straight week playing on the European Tour, after missing the cut in the Irish Open and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

He also missed the cut in three of the four majors this year. Koepka's last victory was in August 2024 on the LIV Golf League at the Greenbrier in West Virginia.

"I feel like my game has been trending in the right d

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