Will Brooks Koepka return to the PGA Tour? The 35-year-old five-time major winner has reportedly taken the first step towards this.
According to a report from ESPN’s Mark SchlabachKoepka filed for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership on Friday.
Koepka marks LIV Golf’s most high-profile departure to date, announcing his intention to retire from the league on December 23 with one year left on his contract. Koepka captained his team, Smash GC, and recorded five individual victories in four seasons.
“Family has always guided Brooks’ decisions, and he feels now is the right time to spend more time at home,” Koepka’s representatives said in a statement. “Brooks will continue to be a strong supporter of LIV Golf and wishes the league and its players continued success. Brooks remains passionate about the game of golf and will keep fans informed of what lies ahead.”
What will it take for Koepka to return to the PGA Tour? The situation is largely unprecedented, especially for a player of Koepka’s caliber.
Several LIV players have paid large fines to be reinstated on the DP World Tour, and last year Laurie Canter became the first LIV player to earn a PGA Tour card through his performance on the DP World Tour. (As part of the strategic alliance between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, the top 10 players from the latest Race to Dubai Rankings, who are not otherwise exempt, will earn PGA Tour membership for the following year.)
Canter also entered the Player’s Championship last year after his performance in DP World Tour events pushed his ranking into the top 50. And 2021 U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, who competed on LIV from 2022 to 2023, accepted a sponsor’s waiver to play in the Rocket Classic on the PGA Tour last year.
But Koepka’s PGA Tour path forward remains unclear. Fines and a suspension seem likely, but as GOLF’s Dylan Dethier notedKoepka is a somewhat special case. A five-time Major winner, he is exempt from the Masters, the Open Championship and the US Open, plus the PGA Championship for life, through 2028.
Koepka has nine career victories on the PGA Tour. His most recent finish in a non-major on the PGA Tour was T12 at the 2022 Valspar Championship.
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