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As expected, Brooks Koepka has officially opted out of the 2026 LIV Golf League season starting February 7 in Riyadh; the five-time major winner will remain connected to the rival circuit but needs more time for family. This was reportedly a friendly agreement, according to LIV CEO Scott McNeil’s official statement. However, Koepka is a competitor who gets fired up by high-level contests, which he has lacked at LIV. In 2022, he primarily joined LIV due to injury concerns near the end of his career and to secure a good retirement fund. Thus, his skipping the final contracted season isn’t surprising, though questions remain about potential buyouts or repayments. He remains owner of the LIV team Smash GC, now captained by Talor Gooch.
Speculation rages about which tours Koepka will join next. He is immediately eligible to play on the DP World Tour, possibly with a penalty, or the PGA Tour, where he faces a one-year suspension since his last LIV event, after former commissioner Jay Monahan reduced lifetime bans significantly. There’s no reason for vindictiveness if returning LIV players, especially prominent ones, benefit the stronger incumbent tour. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach reported that Koepka formally applied last Friday to reactivate his PGA Tour membership and rejoin the player pool.
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Any potential suspension would expire in August, coinciding with the 2026 season ending at the Tour Championship from August 27 to 30. Koepka would be eligible to play in 2027 when the PGA Tour compresses its schedule into around two dozen $20 million tournaments with limited, high-profile fields — an ideal comeback moment fitting Koepka’s