{"id":403620,"date":"2026-01-10T06:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T06:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/403620\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T06:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T06:26:09","slug":"brooks-koepka-applies-for-reinstatement-to-pga-tour-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/403620\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka applies for reinstatement to PGA Tour, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mark SchlabachJan 10, 2026, 08:22 AM<\/p>\n

Close<\/a>Senior college football writer
\nAuthor of seven books on college football
\nGraduate of the University of Georgia<\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka<\/a> applied for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership Friday, sources told ESPN, the first step in the five-time major champion’s potential return to the tour.<\/p>\n

Koepka, 35, left the LIV Golf League on Dec. 23 with one year left on his contract with the Saudi Arabian-financed breakaway circuit.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t immediately clear when Koepka, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, will be permitted to return. He didn’t renew his membership before the 2022-23 season, sources previously told ESPN.<\/p>\n

Koepka last competed on the PGA Tour when he tied for 12th at the Valspar Championship on March 22, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Last month, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil said that the league and Koepka “amicably and mutually agreed” he would no longer compete in the league.<\/p>\n

“Brooks is prioritizing the needs of his family and staying closer to home,” O’Neil said in a statement at the time. “We appreciate the significant impact he has had on the game and wish him continued success, both on and off the course.”<\/p>\n

Koepka’s wife, Jena, announced on social media in October that she had suffered a miscarriage at 16 weeks. The couple has a 2-year-old son, Crew.<\/p>\n

“Family has always guided Brooks’ decisions, and he feels this is the right moment to spend more time at home,” Koepka’s management team said in a statement on Dec. 23. “Brooks will continue to be a huge supporter of LIV Golf and wishes the league and its players continued success. Brooks remains passionate about the game of golf and will keep fans updated on what’s ahead.”<\/p>\n

Sources told ESPN that once Koepka reapplies for membership, the tour will start its reinstatement and disciplinary process, which will include “thoughtful input from the board, including player directors.”<\/p>\n

Koepka has fallen to No. 244 in the Official World Golf Ranking because golfers haven’t received ranking points for their finishes in LIV Golf events.<\/p>\n

Koepka can compete in each of the four majors this season because of his five-year exemption for winning the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mark SchlabachJan 10, 2026, 08:22 AM CloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-403620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}