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As expected, Brooks Koepka has officially withdrawn from the 2026 LIV Golf season starting February 7 in Riyadh; the five-time major champion remains affiliated with the competing circuit but needs more time for his family. This amicable agreement comes from an official statement by LIV CEO Scott McNeil. Koepka is known as a competitor who gets highly motivated and fired up during top-level competition, which was somewhat limited during his LIV tenure. He switched to LIV in 2022 mainly because injury threatened to end his career prematurely and he wanted to secure a good retirement fund. So walking away from the last contracted season is not surprising, although questions remain if he had to buy out or repay part of his guaranteed salary. He remains owner of the LIV team Smash GC, which recently appointed Talor Gooch as captain.
Speculation is rife about where Koepka will appear next. On the DP World Tour where he would be immediately eligible — possibly with a penalty? Or on the PGA Tour, where he must serve a one-year suspension after his last LIV appearance, following former commissioner Jay Monahan’s softened lifetime bans? Why be vindictive when every high-profile LIV returnee ultimately benefits the more dominant tour? This key question seems partly answered. According to ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach, Koepka formally applied last Friday to reactivate his PGA Tour membership, which had not been renewed after 2022.