Brooks Koepka utilized for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership Friday, sources informed ESPN, step one within the five-time main champion’s potential return to the tour.
Koepka, 35, left the LIV Golf League on Dec. 23 with one yr left on his contract with the Saudi Arabian-financed breakaway circuit.
It wasn’t instantly clear when Koepka, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, shall be permitted to return. He did not renew his membership earlier than the 2022-23 season, sources beforehand informed ESPN.
Koepka final competed on the PGA Tour when he tied for twelfth on the Valspar Championship on March 22, 2022.
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Final month, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil mentioned that the league and Koepka “amicably and mutually agreed” he would not compete within the league.
“Brooks is prioritizing the wants of his household and staying nearer to house,” O’Neil mentioned in an announcement on the time. “We recognize the numerous influence he has had on the sport and want him continued success, each on and off the course.”
Koepka’s spouse, Jena, introduced on social media in October that she had suffered a miscarriage at 16 weeks. The couple has a 2-year-old son, Crew.
“Household has all the time guided Brooks’ selections, and he feels that is the proper second to spend extra time at house,” Koepka’s administration crew mentioned in an announcement on Dec. 23. “Brooks will proceed to be an enormous supporter of LIV Golf and needs the league and its gamers continued success. Brooks stays passionate concerning the sport of golf and can preserve followers up to date on what’s forward.”
Sources informed ESPN that after Koepka reapplies for membership, the tour will begin its reinstatement and disciplinary course of, which can embody “considerate enter from the board, together with participant administrators.”
Koepka has fallen to No. 244 within the Official World Golf Rating as a result of golfers have not obtained rating factors for his or her finishes in LIV Golf occasions.
Koepka can compete in every of the 4 majors this season due to his five-year exemption for successful the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Nation Membership in Rochester, New York.
