Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Brooks Koepka seeks PGA Tour reinstatement
Brooks Koepka is a famous golfer who used to play in the PGA Tour.
He left to join LIV Golf in 2022 but recently quit LIV Golf.
Now, he has asked to rejoin the PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour will decide if he can come back and might ask other players for their opinions.
Koepka has won many important golf tournaments, including five major championships.
He hasn't played in a PGA Tour event since 2022 but has won a major while playing for LIV Golf.
Other golfers have different opinions about players who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf coming back.
Brooks Koepka, a five-time major winner, has applied for PGA Tour reinstatement after leaving LIV Golf.
Koepka left the PGA Tour in 2022 to join LIV Golf but quit LIV with a year remaining on his contract.
The PGA Tour will begin a reinstatement and disciplinary process, including input from players on the board of directors.
Koepka has not competed in a PGA Tour event since the Valspar Championship in March 2022 but won the 2023 PGA Championship while playing for LIV Golf.
Other golfers, like Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele, have expressed mixed opinions about players returning to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf.
- Who
- Brooks Koepka, a 35-year-old American golfer and five-time major winner
- What
- Applied for reinstatement to the PGA Tour after leaving LIV Golf
- When
- Recently, with the process beginning after his application
- Where
- The PGA Tour, which he left in 2022 to join LIV Golf
- Why
- To return to competing in PGA Tour events after his departure from LIV Golf
- Player
- Brooks Koepka
- Age
- 35
- Major Wins
- 5
- PGA Tour Wins
- 9
- LIV Golf Wins
- 5
- Last PGA Tour Event
- Valspar Championship (March 2022)
- Recent Major Win
- 2023 PGA Championship
- Current Status
- Applied for PGA Tour reinstatement