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Brooks Koepka announced Monday that he will return to the PGA Tour after spending more than three years with the organization’s rival, LIV Golf.
Koepka’s decision came weeks after he revealed he was leaving the rival series.
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Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the US Open golf tournament on June 15, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Image Images)
“I want to thank my family and team for their continued support every step of my professional career,” he wrote in a post on
“I believe in where the PGA TOUR is headed with new leadership, new investors and an equity program that gives players a significant ownership stake. I also understand that there are financial penalties associated with this decision, and I accept them.”
Koepka said he planned to be at the Farmers Insurance Open and WM Phoenix Open in the coming weeks.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said Koepka’s return sparked the Returning Members Program for those who have left the company and may decide to follow in Koepka’s footsteps.
Brooks Koepka on the 11th hole at The Old White at Greenbrier on August 18, 2024. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)
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“Designed to provide an alternative path back to PGA Tour competition for former members who have achieved the greatest achievements in the game, the Returning Member Program mandates strong and appropriate limitations on both tournament access and potential earnings that we believe adequately hold returning members accountable for substantial compensation earned elsewhere,” Rolapp said in a statement. “It also includes performance-based elite criteria requiring winning the Players Championship, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, US Open or The Open Championship between 2022 and 2025.”
Rolapp said Koepka agreed to some conditions upon his return to the PGA Tour. It included a “five-year loss of potential equity in the PGA Tour’s Player Equity Program, representing one of the largest financial repercussions in the history of professional sports, with estimates that he could lose approximately $50 million to $85 million in potential earnings, depending on his competitive performance and the growth of the Tour,” according to Rolapp.
Koepka will also make a $5 million charitable donation to an organization yet to be determined.
Brooks Koepka greets Jon Rahm after winning a playoff against him at The Old White at Greenbrier on August 18, 2025. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)
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Rolapp said others who want to follow Koepka should apply for reinstatement by Feb. 2.
