The PGA Tour have revealed who will be the beneficiaries of Brooks Koepka’s $5m charitable donation as part of his reinstatement.
Koepka, 35, quit LIV Golf in December 2025 and was allowed to return to the North American circuit under a new returning member programme.
Major champions Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm were also given the “one-time” opportunity to return but all three golfers turned down the offer.
Said offer came with a number of penalties for Koepka, including a $5m charitable donation.
On Tuesday, the PGA Tour’s communications department announced the recipients of the sum of money following consultation with Koepka.
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Koepka will donate $1m to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, the primary charity recipient of the five-time major champion’s hometown event in Florida.
A further $1.5m will be distributed to:
ALS Bridge FoundationBaby Quest FoundationBest BuddiesHannah’s Home of South FloridaPageant of HopePalm Beach County Sheriff’s FoundationQuantum HouseSt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalThe Thomas Healy Hambric Foundation – Beyond the SpectrumUnLIMBited Foundation
The remaining $2.5m will be equally distributed to approved beneficiaries by eligible PGA Tour members, such as their foundations or the other charities they support.
Koepka quit the PGA Tour to join LIV in 2022 and won five times over four seasons.
Last December, he announced he was leaving LIV despite reportedly still having one year left on his contract.
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The terms of his exit have never been made public but it is understood he had to forfeit millions to end his contract early.
Koepka first called Tiger Woods when he left LIV and met with new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp at their HQ in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, to discuss his return.
The PGA Tour announced Koepka’s comeback on 12 January under the “returning member programme”.
As part of his “punishment”, Koepka will forego any FedEx Cup bonus money in 2026, will be ineligible for the PGA Tour’s equity programme until 2030 and cannot accept sponsor invitations into the signature events.
The Tour claimed it was one of “the largest financial repercussions in professional sports history”, estimating Koepka could miss out on approximately $50-85m.
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Koepka wasn’t the first major winner to quit LIV.
Patrick Reed didn’t extend his contract and will return to the PGA Tour later this year.
Pat Perez, Hudson Swafford and Kevin Na have also been reinstated following their exits from LIV but will have to wait until 2027 at the earliest before they tee up on the PGA Tour again.
Koepka made his return to action at the Farmers Insurance Open in January.
He made the cut on the number but ended up in a tie for 56th. A week later, Koepka missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open.
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Koepka wasn’t eligible to compete at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am or the Genesis Invitational.
He headlines the field this week at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.
Several big names have withdrawn.
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