{"id":608631,"date":"2026-04-16T19:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608631\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:32:10","slug":"brooks-koepka-misses-out-on-first-pga-tour-signature-event-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608631\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Koepka Misses Out On First PGA Tour Signature Event Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooks Koepka<\/a> has missed out on a maiden appearance in a PGA Tour Signature Event at the RBC Heritage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The five-time Major winner was a first alternate for the event, and would have been given a place in the 82-player field had there been a late withdrawal at Harbour Town<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Koepka was pictured on-site on Thursday in anticipation of that possibility, but when the final group of Max Homa<\/a> and Sudarshan Yellamaraju teed off at 2.10pm ET for their opening round, his chance disappeared.<\/p>\n

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Koepka rejoined the PGA Tour via its Returning Member Program<\/a>, which came with certain conditions.<\/p>\n

Playing the waiting game \ud83d\udc40As first alternate, if Brooks Koepka gets in, Keith Mitchell and Taylor Moore would also get in per the Returning Member Program. pic.twitter.com\/HhkfaOHmnxApril 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

One was that, while he was able to make an immediate return to full-field tournaments, he wouldn\u2019t be eligible for sponsor\u2019s exemptions into Signature Events.<\/p>\n

That left him needing to earn his way into them via the – Aon Next 10, Aon Swing 5, winning a tournament or reaching the world’s top 30.<\/p>\n

Though Koepka has made several PGA Tour starts since his return, he is yet to win an event, while he\u2019s not currently in the world\u2019s top 30.<\/p>\n

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Koepka, who was also spotted chatting to star of US reality TV show Southern Charm on Wednesday at the course, wasn\u2019t among the names in the Aon Swing 5 following its last eligible event before the RBC Heritage, the Valero Texas Open, which just left the Aon Next 10.<\/p>\n

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Brooks Koepka was seen with Austen Kroll at the course the day before the opening round<\/p>\n

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Everyone between 11th and 19th is in the field, with Michael Thorbjornsen the last of those to get the nod after Justin Rose\u2019s withdrawal<\/a> earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

With Koepka 20th on the list and therefore next in line to play, it left the tantalizing possibility of his first start in one of the big $20m events with just one more withdrawal.<\/p>\n

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Had there been a withdrawal and Koepka had started, it would have also given places to Keith Mitchell and Taylor Moore, per the conditions of the Returning Member Program.<\/p>\n

However, without a last-minute withdrawal, it left all three missing out.<\/p>\n

As a result of not getting a place in the field, Koepka\u2019s next start will come at the team event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he will link up with Shane Lowry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The TPC Louisiana event begins on April 23rd.<\/p>\n

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