Brooks Koepka is Leaving LIV Golf (No, Really)

You’ve no doubt heard of a good, old-fashioned Friday news dump, but have you ever seen a Christmas Eve-Eve news dump? On Tuesday afternoon, LIV Golf posted a simple message to its social accounts: Thank You, Brooks.

The following is a statement from Koepka's representatives:

Brooks Koepka will be stepping away from LIV Golf. He is deeply grateful to Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Scott O’Neil, and the LIV Golf leadership team, his teammates, and the fans. Family has always guided Brooks’s decisions, and he feels this is the right moment to spend more time at home. Brooks will continue to be a huge supporter of LIV Golf and wishes the league and its players continued success. Brooks remains passionate about the game of golf and will keep fans updated on what’s ahead.

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Talor Gooch will take over captain duties for Smash GC, and according to LIV CEO Scott O'Neil, the split between the league and the five-time major champion was "amicable and mutual."

Koepka's exit from the Saudi Arabia-backed league is the first of its kind. We have yet to see a player of his caliber and acclaim become a free agent since LIV's launch in June 2022. Now, there's a 1 million-pound elephant in the room: will the PGA TOUR open its doors for one of the biggest names in the sport?

Here's what they have to say so far...

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Back in March, TOUR legend Fred Couples made some interesting comments regarding Koepka's future, saying, “I talked to Brooks Koepka all the time. I love Brooks Koepka, and I'm not going to say anything extra except I talked to him all the time. He wants to come back. I will say that I believe he really wants to come back and play the TOUR.”

Shortly after, at a LIV event in Singapore, Koepka said, “I’ve got a contract obligation out here to fulfill, and then we’ll see what happens. I don’t know where I’m going, so I don’t know how everybody else does."

Was Boom Boom right all along? We'll have to wait and see.

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