Brooks Koepka applies for PGA Tour reinstatement after leaving LIV Golf: report

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After leaving LIV Golf, Brooks Koepka has reportedly applied for reinstatement to the PGA Tour.

A connection from Koepka's absorption squad said Koepka's determination to permission LIV was "guided" by family, and helium wanted to walk much clip astatine home.

"Brooks volition proceed to beryllium a immense protagonist of LIV Golf and wishes the league and its players continued success. Brooks remains passionate astir the crippled of play and volition support fans updated connected what’s ahead," the connection said.

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Brooks Koepla during 2nd  circular  of masters

Brooks Koepka reacts connected the 18th greenish during the 2nd circular of the 2023 Masters astatine Augusta National Golf Club April 7, 2023, successful Augusta, Ga.  (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The PGA Tour has said anyone who defected to LIV would beryllium suspended by the Tour. His past non-major PGA lawsuit was the 2022 Valspar Championship played that March.

According to ESPN, which reported Koepka's reinstatement application, the circuit volition soon commencement the disciplinary and reinstatement process, which volition see "thoughtful input from the board, including subordinate directors."

After Koepka near LIV, the PGA Tour offered a cryptic statement.

"Brooks Koepka is simply a highly accomplished professional, and we privation him and his household continued success. The PGA Tour continues to connection the champion nonrecreational golfers the astir competitive, challenging and lucrative situation successful which to prosecute greatness," the circuit said. 

Rumors person perpetually circulated that Koepka has had buyer's remorse ever since joining LIV Golf connected a woody helium revealed was 9 figures. Koepka was 1 of the archetypal big-name golfers to articulation the Saudi-funded tour, admitting astatine the 2023 Masters that his injuries played a large relation successful the move, which guaranteed a immense paycheck.

Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka during a signifier circular up of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship astatine St. Andrews Sept. 30, 2025, successful St Andrews, Scotland.  (Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images)

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In March, Koepka admitted helium did not "know wherever I'm going" erstwhile his declaration ended. Koepka's woody reportedly had 1 much twelvemonth left.

Koepka took the play satellite by tempest respective years ago, winning 4 majors successful a two-year span. However, injuries derailed him for a portion after. Following a torn patella tendon, helium mislaid his ascendant form, winning conscionable 1 lawsuit successful a three-year span up of his determination to LIV, often uncovering himself extracurricular the chopped line. 

He joined LIV aft helium missed the chopped astatine the 2022 Masters and finished tied for 55th and 55th astatine the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, respectively, that year. Koepka revitalized himself successful 2023, winning the PGA Championship conscionable a period aft finishing tied for 2nd astatine The Masters, which earned him a spot connected that year's Ryder Cup team.

Brooks Koepka winning astatine  Bethpage

Brooks Koepka poses for photos aft winning the 2019 PGA Championship astatine Bethpage Black with a people of 8 nether par May 19, 2019, successful Farmingdale, N.Y. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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However, his champion decorativeness successful a large since 2024 was necktie for 12th astatine the U.S. Open this twelvemonth astatine Oakmont. It was his lone apical 25 decorativeness astatine a large successful that span, and helium missed the different 3 cuts.

Koepka is eligible to play successful each 4 majors this year, adjacent if helium is suspended by the PGA, due to the fact that of his 2023 triumph astatine Oak Hill. Majors are not PGA-sanctioned events.

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