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As expected, Brooks Koepka has officially withdrawn from the 2026 LIV Golf season starting February 7 in Riyadh; the five-time major champion remains connected to the rival circuit but needs more time for his family. This was the amicable agreement according to LIV CEO Scott McNeil. Koepka is a competitive type who gets highly motivated and fired up only in top-level competition, something LIV offered him less consistently. He had switched in 2022 mainly because an injury had jeopardized his career, and he wanted a solid retirement fund. Thus, skipping the final contracted season comes as no surprise, though questions remain whether he paid out or gave back part of his guaranteed salary. He remains the owner of his LIV team Smash GC, which has appointed Talor Gooch as the new captain.
Speculation now focuses on which fairways Koepka will appear on next: the DP World Tour where he could immediately play, possibly against a penalty fee; or the PGA Tour where he would serve a one-year suspension after his last LIV participation, following the former commissioner Jay Monahan’s reduction of lifetime bans. There’s no reason for vindictiveness if prominent LIV returnees benefit the already stronger PGA Tour. This key question seems partly answered. According to ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach, last Friday Koepka formally applied to reactivate his PGA Tour membership, which was not renewed after 2022, to be admitted back to the player ranks.
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