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Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour, and Bryson DeChambeau might be open to doing the same.<\/p>\n
There was a potentially major shift in the golf world to open 2026 when Brooks Koepka announced his return to the PGA Tour. He might not be the only LIV superstar who wants to get back to his old stomping grounds.<\/p>\n
Koepka, who announced in December he was leaving LIV, wasted little time filling out his 2026 schedule. He and the Tour announced on Jan. 12 that he\u2019d return to the Tour after four years on LIV. In the process, the Tour announced its new pathway window program for LIV players to return. The specific criteria was aimed three other players \u2014 Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith<\/a> and Bryson DeChambeau \u2014 and is open until Feb. 2.<\/p>\n It might be a long shot that any of those players goes through the litigious process to return, but DeChambeau might already be planning his eventual exit. Golf Digest\u2019s Joel Beall reported there are \u201cwhispers\u201d DeChambeau<\/a> wants to return to the Tour when his contract runs up.<\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau LIV Contract Could Be Major Inflection Point for Golf<\/p>\n DeChambeau is reportedly entering the final year of his deal with LIV, setting the stage for a fascinating showdown.<\/p>\n \u201cDeChambeau is the wild card,\u201d Beall wrote. \u201cWhispers suggest he wants out when his LIV contract expires this year. His asking price is steep, and he\u2019s demanding more control over LIV\u2019s direction. Tour officials recognize their exemption could serve as leverage in his negotiations. Still, it\u2019s a chance to reclaim LIV\u2019s two best players and block them from landing elsewhere, like the DP World Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n For many reasons, it seems unlikely DeChambeau will bolt for the Tour this season. To do so, he \u2014 and every involved \u2014 would likely end up in a courtroom, as he has a year left on his contract with the Saudi-backed league.<\/p>\n DeChambeau Wants \u2018Change\u2019 on LIV?<\/p>\n However, the two-time US Open champion has been upfront about his desire to see change<\/a> in the league.<\/p>\n \u201cThings have got to change. Things have got to improve,\u201d DeChambeau told Flushing It, per Golf.com. \u201cAnd I think (LIV CEO Scott O\u2019Neil) has done a fabulous job with the year that he\u2019s had. And I think this year\u2019s going to be even better, now that he\u2019s got the right people in place, and he can run the organization he wants to do this here. \u2026 I don\u2019t run this thing at all. I don\u2019t really have much say, to be honest with you. Which is funny, but it is what it is, right? And you know, I sometimes wish I had more say, but that\u2019s life, and I don\u2019t run the organization and I trust them to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n In the same interview, DeChambeau spoke somewhat presciently about a potential pathway for players to return to the PGA Tour, as he speculated about Koepka\u2019s decision (before news of a Tour return).<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know what (the Tour) should allow or not \u2026 If they\u2019re going to be doing it by the book, they should do it by the book and not give any special exemption,\u201d he said. \u201cBut if there\u2019s a special exemption, it definitely opens the doors for others to do the same, which, you know, it\u2019s a slippery slope for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n For now, those doors are wide open for someone like DeChambeau to walk through and return to the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMike Cole<\/a> Mike Cole covers golf as well as the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans for Heavy.com. 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