The 5-time major champion has been having regrets about joining the Saudi-backed tour for some time and may sit out the 2026 LIV season.
Could Brooks Koepka return to the PGA Tour? How much would it cost to leave LIV?
Brooks Koepka, the five-time major champion, has made headlines the last few years because of his success on the golf course, but also for his controversial move to LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed golf league. The decision to join LIV Golf came with a hefty price tag, and now fans and analysts wonder whether Koepka could potentially return to the PGA Tour.
In an interview with Sports Business Journal, LIV CEO Scott O'Neil addressed rumors of Brooks Koepka's playing status. 👀
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) December 8, 2025
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How much would it cost Koepka to get out of his LIV Golf contract?
Koepka reportedly received $100 million as a signing bonus for joining LIV Golf. His contract, like that of most of his companions, is for four years and ends at the end of the 2026 season. Reports from Sports Business Journal claim that Koepka might forfeit around $20 million to sit out of the 2026 LIV season.
The move would allow Koepka to play on the DP World Tour and in golf’s four majors while serving a 12-month PGA Tour suspension.
Fred Couples: “I talked to Brooks Koepka all the time... He wants to come back. I will say that I believe he really wants to come back and play the (PGA) Tour.”
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For some time those close to Koepka have mentioned the possiblity of the 5-time major champion returning to the PGA. “I talked to Brooks Koepka all the time. I love Brooks Koepka, and I’m not going to say anything extra except I talked to him all the time,” Fred Couples told Dave Mahler and Dick Fain of KJR 93.3 FM back in March 2025. “He wants to come back. I will say that I believe he really wants to come back and play the Tour.”
Most golf fans would love for Koepka to return to the PGA Tour, and now the financial hurdles are not as steep as they were before 2025.
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