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Brooks Koepka seeks return to PGA Tour after leaving LIV Golf League

AP photo by Peter Morrison / Brooks Koepka acknowledges the gallery on the fifth green at Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush during the first round of the British Open on July 17.
AP photo by Peter Morrison / Brooks Koepka acknowledges the gallery on the fifth green at Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush during the first round of the British Open on July 17. AP photo by Peter Morrison / Brooks Koepka acknowledges the gallery on the fifth green at Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush during the first round of the British Open on July 17.

By DOUG FERGUSON / The Associated Press 4 min read

Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, just two weeks removed from defecting from the LIV Golf League, has applied to have his PGA Tour membership reinstated.

The next step belongs to the tour, which has suspended players for joining the Saudi-funded rival circuit that debuted in June 2022, even if they never had PGA Tour membership.

Two people with knowledge of Koepka’s application confirmed Friday he has started the process to rejoin the tour. They spoke on condition of anonymity because it has not been made public. Koepka’s manager at Hambric Sports, Blake Smith, said he would not have a comment at this time.

ESPN first reported Koepka’s application. With one year left on his contract, LIV announced Dec. 23 that the 35-year-old Floridian would no longer be part of the league, and that his captaincy of the Smash GC had been turned over to fellow American player Talor Gooch.

“Brooks is prioritizing the needs of his family and staying closer to home,” said Scott O’Neil, the CEO of LIV Golf, who described the departure as amicable and mutual.