Overview
- Brooks Koepka was reinstated under the PGA Tour’s Returning Member Program with a $5 million charitable payment, a five-year forfeiture of player equity, no 2026 FedEx Cup bonus eligibility, and no sponsor exemptions into signature events, and he is slated to start at the Farmers Insurance Open on January 29.
- Wyndham Clark said he is torn but frustrated by the decision, arguing Koepka could "get the cake and also eat it," while Tour leadership has described the arrangement as a unique, time-bound option.
- The program’s window runs until February 2 for other eligible recent major winners, with Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Cameron Smith indicating they will remain with LIV for 2026.
- LIV CEO Scott O’Neil declined to disclose Koepka’s separation terms, as industry reporting highlights possible large exit costs, while outside estimates peg Koepka’s forfeited PGA Tour equity over the restriction period as potentially worth tens of millions.
- LIV executives pitched continued growth with a goal of building billion‑dollar team franchises, announced Dustin Johnson’s new multi‑year deal, and added PGA Tour winner Thomas Detry to 4Aces GC.