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As expected, Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the 2026 LIV Golf season starting February 7 in Riyadh; the five-time major champion will stay connected to the competitor circuit but needs more time for family, according to LIV CEO Scott McNeil’s official statement. Koepka, known as a competitor who thrives in high-level battles, showed limited motivation in LIV. He switched to LIV in 2022 mainly due to injury concerns and to secure a solid retirement fund. Questions remain if he had to buy out or repay part of his guarantee and whether he remains owner of LIV’s Smash GC team, now captained by Talor Gooch.
Speculation surrounds where Koepka will compete next: the DP World Tour, where he would be immediately eligible possibly paying a penalty, or the PGA Tour, where he faced a one-year ban post his last LIV event after previous lifetime bans were softened under former Commissioner Jay Monahan. Why be retaliatory when every LIV returnee benefits the established tour’s leverage? ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach reports Koepka formally applied last Friday to reactivate his PGA Tour membership post-2022 and be reinstated as a player.
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