Overview
- Koepka applied for reinstatement on Friday, less than three weeks after ending his LIV Golf tenure with a year remaining on his contract and citing family reasons.
- The PGA Tour will begin a reinstatement and disciplinary process that includes input from player directors, the policy board and CEO Brian Rolapp, with timing yet to be determined.
- Tour policy reported by multiple outlets requires players to be one year removed from their most recent LIV start to regain eligibility; Koepka’s last LIV event was in August 2025, leaving his 2026 return uncertain without an exception.
- Despite ranking No. 244 in the OWGR due to LIV events not awarding points, Koepka remains exempt for all four majors in 2026 via his 2023 PGA Championship win.
- Player and analyst reactions are divided, with Rory McIlroy open to returns and Brandel Chamblee urging consequences, underscoring that the decision will set a template for other LIV defectors.