5-time main winner Brooks Koepka may not play within the upcoming LIV Golf season regardless of being underneath contract, Sports activities Enterprise Journal reported Monday.
Koepka, one of many breakaway circuit’s highest-profile signings when it launched in 2022, might be searching for a return to the PGA Tour.
SBJ, which cited “no less than 4 golf sources” in its report, put the query to LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil in an article printed Monday.
“I do know you are not going to wish to hear this one, simply the person gamers, and this goes again to our coverage, we’re simply going to run it by,” O’Neil mentioned when requested about Koepka’s standing. “So, we’ve not made any bulletins on gamers, however he’s signed for 2026.”
Koepka, 35, has received 5 occasions on the LIV Golf tour after accumulating 9 wins on the PGA Tour, together with three PGA Championships (2018, 2019, 2023) and two U.S. Opens (2017, 2018).
Ought to he not play for LIV Golf in 2026, Koepka would nonetheless have entry to every main subsequent 12 months based mostly on his win on the 2023 PGA Championship.
Former LIV Golf gamers have competed on the PGA Tour after serving a one-year suspension, dated to their ultimate LIV Golf match. None of these gamers beforehand held PGA Tour playing cards, nonetheless, and it is not clear if Koepka would face further disciplinary actions if he tried to return again.
Koepka’s most up-to-date occasion with LIV Golf was at Michigan in August, which means August 2026 would doubtless be his earliest potential return to the PGA Tour.
The SBJ report didn’t embrace a remark from Koepka.
–Discipline Degree Media