Overview
- Brooks Koepka has stepped away from LIV Golf effective immediately, and Smash GC named Talor Gooch as its new captain.
- Bryson DeChambeau confirmed ongoing talks about a new LIV deal, noted his current contract runs through 2026, and left timing of any agreement uncertain.
- OWGR chairman Trevor Immelman said LIV’s ranking-points application has made progress with no decision yet, as the tour plans to shift to 72-hole events in 2026.
- The PGA Tour’s stated pathway back requires a one-year sit-out from a player’s last unauthorized start, placing Koepka’s earliest realistic return in fall 2026.
- Debate over penalties intensified, with Brandel Chamblee urging meaningful sanctions, Billy Horschel favoring measured consequences, and analyst Smylie Kaufman citing prior suspensions as precedent that could limit any exemptions.