{"id":405516,"date":"2026-01-13T23:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405516\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:53:06","slug":"sergio-garcia-responds-to-pga-tour-offer-to-liv-golf-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405516\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Garcia responds to PGA Tour offer to LIV Golf stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tFireballs captain Sergio Garcia has made peace with Brooks Koepka\u2019s decision. But there\u2019s another concern\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Garcia has offered his verdict on the news that has blown the golf world wide open.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of days after applying for membership, former LIV golfer Brooks Koepka confirmed that he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/brooks-koepka-pga-tour-return-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accepted his punishment<\/a> from Ponte Vedra Beach HQ and would be rejoining the PGA Tour as a full-time member.<\/p>\n<p>But it didn\u2019t end there. The way the Tour worked its way out of any potential legal issues was to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/brooks-koepka-pga-tour-return-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">add a new clause<\/a> that allowed winners of any major since 2022 to rejoin with the same penalty.<\/p>\n<p>That put LIV golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>But while that particular trio was kept at arm\u2019s length from the baying media, others were happy to discuss the matter.<\/p>\n<p>For Sergio Garcia \u2013 the Fireballs captain and one of LIV\u2019s biggest cheerleaders since making the move \u2013 losing Koepka is not a concern. Losing anyone else, though, and it might be a different outlook altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope Brooks enjoys it, and hopefully he plays well,\u201d the Spaniard told TG at the LIV Golf 2026 preview week in West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s trying to do whatever is best for his family, just like we all did when we came here, and I don\u2019t blame them for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it doesn\u2019t affect me. If I wasn\u2019t happy, I wouldn\u2019t be here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously we want to have Jon [Rahm], and DJ, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/bryson-dechambeau-future-liv-golf-pga-tour-youtube\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryson<\/a> [DeChambeau], and Cam [Smith], and Joaco [Niemann], and everyone that is here, we want them to stay, because they bring so much to the league. But at the end of the day, it\u2019s everyone\u2019s own decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever they do, you have to respect it, because it\u2019s their life. But obviously we hope that they don\u2019t go anywhere.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Back to his own Fireballs team, the heavily-rumored rebrand to Real Club de Toros GC for his all-Spanish side is not happening. For now, at least.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at it carefully,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe\u2019ve got lots of different possibilities, but we\u2019re not quite there yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the team would be remaining as Fireballs GC for the 2026 season, Garcia nodded and replied: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia also confirmed that he will be teeing up on the DP World Tour ahead of the new LIV season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to play Bahrain the week before Riyadh, and then Adelaide,\u201d he confirmed. \u201cI\u2019ll start there, and then we\u2019ll see, as the year goes on, where I can play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/ryder-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Cup<\/a> in mind?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always in mind,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fireballs captain Sergio Garcia has made peace with Brooks Koepka\u2019s decision. 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