American golfer Brooks Koepka applied for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership on Friday, according to ESPN. Koepka is a five-time major champion who was a member of the tour from 2014 to 2022.
Koepka, who recently left LIV Golf, is ranked No. 244 in the Official World Golf Ranking because LIV golfers were not receiving points for those respective events in the standings.
Despite his ranking, Koepka could compete in the four major tournaments in 2026 because of his five-year exemption as a result of winning the 2023 PGA Championship.
Koepka decided to leave the PGA Tour in 2022 to join the newly formed LIV tour.
He won just five events during his LIV tenure from 2022-25 and completed a 3-0 playoff record, earning a victory in three consecutive years.
Koepka had a year remaining on his tour, which was financed by a Saudi Arabian group, but decided to leave early. LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil said Koepka and the league ‘mutually agreed’ that he would no longer compete as a member in December.
The PGA had not commented on Koepka’s potential return. Koepka cited family reasons as part of his decision to leave LIV and explore his options. Koepka’s wife, Jena, posted on Instagram last October that she had suffered a miscarriage.
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