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As expected, Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the 2026 LIV Golf season starting on February 7 in Riyadh; the five-time major winner will remain connected to the competing circuit but needs more time for his family. This mutual agreement was officially confirmed by LIV CEO Scott McNeil. Koepka is a competitor who gets highly motivated and fired up only during top-level competition, something he found limited in LIV Golf. He originally joined LIV in 2022 due to injury concerns and to secure a solid retirement fund. Thus, skipping his last contracted season is not surprising, though questions remain about financial arrangements and whether he remains an owner of his LIV team, Smash GC, now captained by Talor Gooch.
Speculation is rife about which fairways Koepka will next appear on — the DP World Tour, where he would be immediately eligible, possibly with a penalty, or the PGA Tour, where he faces a one-year suspension from his last LIV appearance, following a significant easing of lifetime bans by the former commissioner Jay Monahan. The key question seems partially answered: according to ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach, Koepka formally applied last Friday to reactivate his PGA Tour membership and rejoin the players’ ranks.
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