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As expected, five-time major winner Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the 2026 LIV Golf season starting February 7 in Riyadh; he will stay connected to the rival circuit but needs more time for his family. This was the official statement from LIV CEO Scott McNeil, though many doubt it. Koepka is a competitive player who thrives on high-level competition, which he seldom found at LIV. He joined LIV in 2022 mainly due to injury concerns late in his career and to secure a good retirement fund. Thus, his skipping of his final contracted season is not surprising, although questions remain about financial settlements and whether he remains owner of his LIV team Smash GC, now captained by Talor Gooch.
Speculation is rife about where Koepka will play next. He is immediately eligible for the DP World Tour, possibly requiring a penalty fee, or the PGA Tour, where he faces a one-year suspension from his last LIV event, after original lifetime bans were softened. It seems that suspicions have been partly clarified: according to ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach, Koepka formally applied last Friday to reactivate his PGA Tour membership, which was not renewed after 2022, to rejoin the player roster.
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