US EditionWhat to Know About Brooks Koepka's Return to the PGA Tour After 4 Years with LIV Golf
Koepka must donate $5 million to charity and meet a 15-event play requirement to return, while forfeiting equity grants and FedEx Cup bonus money in 2026, PGA Tour said.
- On Jan. 29, five-time major champion Brooks Koepka returns to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open via the new Returning Member Program after leaving LIV Golf on Dec. 23.
- The PGA Tour board created the Returning Member Program for players who left at least two years and won since 2022, with only DeChambeau, Rahm, and Smith qualifying, as Rolapp said it was a 'one-time' program.
- Under Koepka's deal, he must make a $5 million donation, forgo PGA Tour equity grants for five years, and cannot receive FedEx Cup bonus money or sponsor exemptions into $20 million signature events.
- Financially, the PGA Tour estimates Koepka could forfeit between $50 million to $85 million this season, and other eligible players have until Feb. 2 to accept before the LIV Golf season opener, Riyadh.
- Some current PGA Tour players said they would be very angry if Koepka returned without suspension, while Brian Rolapp, PGA Tour CEO, wrote the move aims to reunite top players; other eligible LIV golfers remain under contract.
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