{"id":690103,"date":"2026-01-12T02:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690103\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T02:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:04:13","slug":"brooks-koepka-applies-for-pga-tour-reinstatement-according-to-reports-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690103\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka applies for PGA Tour reinstatement, according to reports \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooks Koepka<\/a> applied for reinstatement with the PGA Tour<\/a> on Friday just weeks after departing LIV Golf, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

The \u200bfive-time Major winner announced on December 23rd that he was \u201camicably\u201d parting ways with the Saudi-backed league despite having a year remaining on his contract. That immediately spurred speculation that Koepka would seek to return \u200dto the PGA Tour, where the 35-year-old did not renew his membership before the 2022-23 season, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unknown what punishment the nine-time PGA Tour winner may have to serve before being \u200dallowed to return.<\/p>\n

[\u00a0Ricky Elliott: Brooks Koepka\u2019s Irish caddie helped him climb to world No 1. They want to get back thereOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

Players must be one year removed from their most recent LIV event in order to be eligible to play in a PGA Tour event, per a tour rule instituted in the wake of several marquee players defecting in 2022. Koepka, who is eligible to compete in all four majors this year courtesy of his win at the 2023 PGA Championship, last played in \u200ca LIV event on August 24th in Michigan.<\/p>\n

However, Koepka is the biggest name yet by far to seek reinstatement to the tour after defecting to LIV and his reinstatement request will test the \u2060tour\u2019s current sentiment toward allowing players to return.<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour could offer an exemption, but did not offer any hints in its statement following \u200cKoepka\u2019s \u200bofficial \u200dsplit from LIV.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrooks Koepka is a highly accomplished professional, and we wish him and his family continued success,\u201d the tour\u2019s statement read. \u201cThe PGA Tour continues to offer the best professional golfers the most competitive, challenging and lucrative environment in which to pursue greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a report by Golf Digest, the decision on Koepka\u2019s reinstatement will be made by new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp. \u2060He is expected to listen to input from his Future Competition Committee headed by Tiger Woods, along with the tour\u2019s policy board.<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy, one of the \u2060most vocal LIV critics over the past four-plus years, said \u2060last week that he would now welcome players back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they\u2019ve already paid their consequence. They\u2019ve made the money but they\u2019ve paid their consequence in terms of the reputation and some of the things they\u2019ve lost by going over there,\u201d McIlroy said \u200din an appearance on \u201cThe Overlap\u201d podcast. \u201cIf it made the overall tour stronger to have Bryson DeChambeau back and whoever else, I would be okay with it.<\/p>\n

\"RoryRory McIlroy of Northern Ireland shares a laugh with Brooks Koepka of the United States and Ricky Elliott at the 2023 US Open. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird\/Getty <\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s not just me, and I recognise that not everyone is in my position. It would be up to the collective group of PGA Tour members to make that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koepka signed a four-year deal with LIV reportedly worth upwards of $100 million, but rumours began to emerge early last year that he was interested in returning to the PGA Tour. Koepka was a team captain, but did not wear LIV\u2019s team outfits and was often critical of the league\u2019s format and inability to gain better traction with golf fans.<\/p>\n

Koepka has fallen to 244 in the \u200cOfficial World Golf Ranking, having missed the \u200ccut in three of the four majors last year and with LIV players not earning points for league events. He played in four DP World Tour events following the end of the LIV Golf season, missing two cuts before a solo fourth place at the Open \u200cde France and a tied-15th at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in October \u2013 Koepka\u2019s most recent competition worldwide.<\/p>\n

He has not played in a PGA Tour event since a tie for 12th at \u2060the 2022 Valspar Championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have amicably and mutually agreed that Brooks Koepka will no longer compete in the LIV Golf League, following the 2025 season,\u201d LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil said in a statement on December 23rd. \u201cBrooks is prioritising the needs of his family and staying closer to home.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than two weeks later, it also appears he is prioritising trying to return to the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

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