Brooks Koepka will apply for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership on Friday, sources advised ESPN, step one within the five-time main champion’s return to the tour.
Koepka, 35, left the LIV Golf League on Dec. 23 with one yr left on his contract with the Saudi-funded breakaway circuit.
It was not instantly identified when Koepka, a nine-time PGA Tour winner, can be cleared to return. Sources beforehand advised ESPN that he wouldn’t renew his membership till the 2022-23 season.
Koepka final appeared on the PGA Tour on March 22, 2022, when he tied for twelfth on the Valspar Championship.
Final month, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neill mentioned the league and Koepka had “amicably and mutually agreed” to not play in league video games.
“Brooks is prioritizing the wants of his household and staying near house,” O’Neal mentioned in a press release on the time. “We’re grateful for his large affect on the sport and want him continued success on and off the course.”
Koepka’s spouse, Jena, introduced on social media in October that she had miscarried at 16 weeks. The couple have a 2-year-old son, Crew.
Koepka’s administration launched a press release on Dec. 23 saying, “Brooks’ household has at all times guided his choices and he feels now could be the fitting time to spend extra time at house.” “Brooks stays an enormous supporter of LIV Golf and desires the league and its gamers continued success. Brooks stays passionate in regards to the sport of golf and can proceed to replace followers on what’s subsequent.”
Sources advised ESPN that when Koepka reapplies for membership, the tour will start a reinstatement and disciplinary course of that can embrace “considerate enter from the board of administrators, together with the participant director.”
Koepka fell to No. 244 within the Official World Golf Rankings because the golfer didn’t earn any rating factors for ending an LIV golf occasion.
Koepka can play in every of the 4 majors this season attributable to a five-year exemption if he wins the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Nation Membership in Rochester, New York.
