Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka has reapplied for membership of the PGA Tour, according to reports in the US.
Koepka announced his intention to leave the Saudi-backed LIV Tour before Christmas with one year still remaining on his contract.
In a statement, Koepka’s representatives said the decision was taken in order to spend more time with his family but added that he “remains passionate about the game of golf.”
ESPN are reporting that Koepka has applied for the reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership. Outside of major championships, the Floridian last played in the PGA Tour at the 2022 Valspar Championship.
He will have to go through a disciplinary process, which will include input from the PGA Tour policy board, which includes player-director Tiger Woods and the Future Competition committee, on which Woods also sits, but the final decision is likely to rest with new chief executive Brian Rolapp.
Koepka, a former world number one, won four major championships in the space of two years between 2017 and 2019, becoming the first player to win back-to-back US Opens in almost three decades in 2018 and then winning successive PGA Championships in 2018 and 2019.
After a lull in form during 2022, when he battled injury, Koepka joined the breakaway LIV Tour in June of that year. He experienced a resurgence in 2023, finishing second in the Masters and then winning his fifth major at the PGA Championship in Oak Hill that summer.
He won five events during his stint with the LIV Golf League, most recently with a playoff victory over Jon Rahm at the Greenbrier in August 2024.
Koepka played four events on the DP World Tour towards the end of last season, including the Irish Open at the K Club, where he missed the cut.
He missed the deadline to apply for DP World Tour membership, though his profile would guarantee a number of sponsors’ invites should he seek them.
Additional reporting: PA