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Brooks Koepka has officially withdrawn from the 2026 LIV Golf season starting February 7 in Riyadh. The five-time major winner remains connected to the rival circuit but wants more family time, according to LIV CEO Scott McNeil’s statement. Koepka, known for thriving in high-level competition, struggled to find motivation in LIV and switched in 2022 partly due to injury concerns and to secure his future financially. Questions remain about his contract termination and ownership status of his LIV team Smash GC, now captained by Talor Gooch.
Speculation centers on where Koepka will play next — the DP World Tour, likely with a penalty, or the PGA Tour, where he faces a one-year suspension following his last LIV event due to softened lifetime bans from former Commissioner Jay Monahan. Recent reports from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach confirm Koepka formally applied last Friday to reactivate his PGA Tour membership, which had expired after 2022.
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