{"id":437562,"date":"2026-01-13T01:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=437562"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:27:33","slug":"pga-tour-brooks-koepka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/pga-tour-brooks-koepka\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka Getting His Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much deserving attention the last few days within the PGA Tour, has been centered upon Brooks Koepka and his next moves as an athlete. Today, it has been announced that Koepka<\/a> has officially parted ways with LIV Golf and expected to return back to the PGA Tour scene. A fresh face as CEO in Brian Rolapp, announced that he is creating the \u201cPGA Tour Returning Member Program\u201d. A program by all means influenced by the re-addition of Koepka, but one that opens the door for three other possible LIV players to return. The five time major champion is set to make his return in a quickness, expected to be taking swings at the Farmers Insurance Open this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Door Never Closes\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many may have thought they saw the last of Koepka after becoming one of the many faces for LIV Golf. Yet, now confirming his reemergence back to the Tour<\/a> where he has had ample success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a child, I always dreamed about competing on the PGA TOUR, and I am just as excited today to announce that I am returning to the PGA TOUR,\u201d Koepka said.<\/a> \u201cI believe in where the PGA TOUR is headed with new leadership, new investors and an equity program that gives players a meaningful ownership stake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Apr 9, 2025; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Jena, wife of Brooks Koepka, carries their baby, Crew, during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under this program created for eligible returners, comes a strict threshold you must meet. Many will fall to the required elements, but just a small handful will have the opportunity to decide by Feb. 2,2026. According to the guidelines set forth by Rolapp, only players who have been away from the TOUR for at least two years and have won THE PLAYERS Championship. Or including the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open or The Open Championship during the 2022-2025 seasons are eligible for a return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A big reason for this move outside of just re-opening the doors for those who paved the way, was the push from fans. Keeping the viewership and fans happy became a clear vocal point under the leadership of Rolapp.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to aggressively pursue anything that enhances the fan experience and makes the PGA TOUR stronger,\u201d Rolapp said in a letter to fans. \u201cThis is part of our commitment to fans, who expect the world\u2019s best players to compete on the PGA TOUR week in and week out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome Home\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Koepka will get his chance to once again leave his mark within the Tour, but not without having to pay a hefty price for his first exit. It has been determined that all returning players will not receive payment from the FedExCup Bonus Program for the 2026 season. While also now becoming ineligible to earn equity from the Player Equity Program for the next five years until 2030. In a sense of making things complete and fair, Koepka has agreed to make a $5 million contribution to a charity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With all the little nuances of a possible return now being put to rest, the peers of Koepka are eager for his return as well. Realizing the increase in competition that will come with his addition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all want to play against the best players, and Brooks Koepka is certainly one of them\u201d, Ludvig \u00c5berg said.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The nine-time Tour winner will see his first action at The Farmers Insurance Open, with many expected eyes to be following him. While Koepka has pulled the trigger and made his return, those like Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau still have a decision to make by Feb. 2nd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Aaron Doster-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much deserving attention the last few days within the PGA Tour, has been centered upon Brooks Koepka and his next moves as an athlete. Today, it has been announced that Koepka has officially parted ways with LIV Golf and expected to return back to the PGA Tour scene. A fresh face as CEO in Brian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5427,"featured_media":437563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19],"tags":[57,201,8104],"class_list":["post-437562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-pga","tag-brooks-koepka","tag-farmers-insurance-open","tag-sony-open"],"modified_by":"Orlando Fuller","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437564,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437562\/revisions\/437564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}