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In a pre-Christmas Eve news dump that shook up the golf world, former world No. 1 and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka announced that he was leaving LIV Golf.
However, while many assumed that the announcement meant Koepka was returning to the PGA Tour, where he previously spent the majority of his career, that may not be the case.
In fact, Koepka may find himself homeless when it comes to a golf league.
Thank you, @BKoepka pic.twitter.com/Z4brvVd76e
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) December 23, 2025
Brooks Koepka Is Still Banned From The PGA Tour Despite Leaving LIV Golf
“Brooks Koepka will be stepping away from LIV Golf,” a statement from Koepka’s management team released by LIV Golf read. “He is deeply grateful to Yasir Al-Rumayyan (the governor of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, (LIV CEO) Scott O’Neil, and the LIV Golf leadership team, his teammates and the fans.
“Family has always guided Brooks’ 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.”
The obvious assumption, then, is that Koepka would return to play on the PGA Tour. In fact, the tour even released its own statement addressing his decision.
Official Statement from the PGA TOUR pic.twitter.com/DkYCPnwRSg
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) December 23, 2025
“Brooks Koepka is a highly accomplished professional, and we wish him and his family continued success,” the statement read. “The PGA Tour continues to offer the best professional golfers the most competitive, challenging and lucrative environment in which to pursue greatness.”
For one, that last sentence was quite the shot at LIV. But beyond that, the stamenet notably did not welcome Koepka back to the Tour.
Why is that?
Well, because Koepka is still banned.
When Koepka moved to the Saudi-backed LIV series, the PGA Tour suspended him and others for violating tour regulations.
That suspension runs until a year after Koepka’s last LIV event, which occurred in late August at LIV Golf Michigan.
So, for the time being, Koepka is a golfer without a home. And given that there’s no real path to finding one, unless the PGA Tour amends its suspension, he will remain that way throughout, more or less, the entire 2026 golf season.