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Last Friday it became official: Brooks Koepka is on the final entry list for the Farmers Insurance Open PGA Tour event, positioned between Jake Knapp and Matt Kuchar. Though ranked only 246th in the world, Koepka is eligible thanks to his third PGA Championship win three years ago and the PGA Tour’s Returning Member Program that has welcomed the five-time major champion back and already featured him in advertising. Fans’ interest in the 35-year-old’s first PGA Tour appearance since the 2022 Valspar Championship is expected to be high.
Here’s the @PGATOUR’s new season-long marketing campaign for 2026: “Where the Best Belong.”
Brooks Koepka was a late add. Debuting today around @theamexgolf pic.twitter.com/uw2b9mQ7xW— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) January 22, 2026
With this entry, Koepka’s comeback to the establishment is official; the Floridian travels to Torrey Pines today and is above all quite nervous before this week of truth—or rather, curious about the reception. \”I know I have a lot of work to do rebuilding relationships with my peers. I know that my move to LIV upset many people,\” Koepka recently admitted in a phone interview. \”There are definitely players who are happy, and definitely players who will be angry.\”
\”There is probably a mix of ‘We’re glad you’re back, welcome home’ and ‘You shouldn’t be here.’ I understand everyone’s perspective. Maybe I should have taken a year off, and I’m very grateful the tour gave me this chance.\”
Brooks Koepka
For example, Wyndham Clark, who is also in the field, criticized Koepka’s return. \”If someone is upset, I have to rebuild those relationships,\” said the returnee. He intends to seek contact deliberately and have private conversations without intrusive media ears and microphones. \”There is more to Torrey Pines than just playing golf. I am excited and will be glad when this first week is behind me—handling players, media, and some tougher conversations. But I look forward to those talks and really want to have them.\”
\”Brooks just has to be who he was when he left. No one should expect him to change to please others. I don’t think Brooks needs to play pro-ams on Monday or walk the driving