The arithmetic of returning to the PGA Tour has always been strange for Brooks Koepka, but now it appears the equation has taken a downright nonsensical turn.
One plus one is… three?
That’s the logic behind the PGA Tour’s latest announcement, which listed 11 charities (plus several more yet to be named) as recipients of Brooks Koepka’s $5 million charitable donation on Tuesday morning.
Koepka’s $5 million donation was not entirely out of his own goodwill. The Tour required a significant charitable donation as one of the key components of Koepka’s participation in the “Returning Member Program,” which provided a path back to the PGA Tour for Koepka after several years of competing with LIV.
The charity portion of the program was seen as penance for the Tour and a sign of Koepka’s goodwill in return for a suspension-free return to the Tour. And now that the recipients of that sponsorship money have been publicly announced, the Tour and Koepka hope his good-faith donation can help spark some extra love for the charity’s works on the receiving end.
According to a message distributed by the tour, the recipients of these charitable works are as follows:
– $1 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, the primary charity recipient of Koepka’s hometown event (and this week’s PGA Tour event), the Cognizant Classic. Jack Nicklaus founded the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation to help treat childhood illnesses and has worked with the Tour to raise millions through events like the Cognizant and Memorial tournaments.
– $1.5 million distributed to 10 additional charities with ties to Koepka or the Tour.
– $2.5 million to charities selected by eligible PGA Tour members, such as their foundations or other charities they support. These funds will be distributed equally among those members’ charities.
Golf enthusiasts interested in learning more about Koepka’s selected charities can read more about each of the charities central to his efforts below.
- The ALS Bridge Foundation, which provides funds to accelerate ALS research. The Bridge Foundation was founded yesterday by former Acushnet Senior Vice President Peter Broome, who oversaw Titleist Brand Management for many years and was diagnosed with ALS in late 2024.
- The Baby Quest Foundation, which provides money and assistance to those who want to grow their families but cannot afford treatments such as IVF.
- Dear friends, a foundation committed to promoting social, economic and physical support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Hannah’s home in South Florida, that provides a safe living environment for single, pregnant women in South Florida.
- Procession of hope, the charity founded by Koepka’s wife, Jena Sims, which hosts a free, inclusive, nonprofit beauty pageant to empower children with special needs, developmental disabilities, and those in challenging environments to build self-confidence and celebrate who they are.
- Palm Beach County Sheriff Foundation, which serves underprivileged children and aids in public safety efforts in Palm Beach.
- Quantum House, a “hospital hospitality home” in West Palm Beach that provides free or low-cost housing and support services to families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment in Palm Beach County.
- The Thomas Healy Hambric Foundation, which supports people with autism and other developmental problems. The foundation was founded by Rocky Hambric, who also founded Hambric Sports, Koepka’s old agency.
- UnLIMBited Foundation, founded around one-armed golfing prodigy Tommy Morrissey, which provides financial housing assistance to families whose children undergo limb-saving surgery
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