Five-time major winner and LIV Golf player Brooks Koepka says he has not made any decision on leaving the Saudi-backed circuit denying reports circulating he’s contemplating on making a sensational return to the PGA TOUR.
The 34-year-old American made the switch to LIV Golf in July 2022 for a fee in the region of $102m and was one of the first high-profile players to defect.
Speaking to Seattle radio station KJR 93.3 FM, former golfer and 15-time PGA TOUR winner Fred Couple sparked the rumors by revealing earlier this month that the Florida-native “really wants to come back and play the tour.”
Speaking ahead of LIV Golf Singapore, where he will look to defend his individual title, Koepka, a five-time LIV Golf winner, was pressed by the media to respond to the comments made by Couples.
“Yeah, Fred texted me after, I guess, the comments came out,” Koepka said. “I don’t know when it was. Sometime last week. Yeah, everybody seems to have their own opinion and no one asks me.
“I talked to Fred quite a bit, but we don’t go too much into detail about what’s going on.”
Koepka stated that he has not made a decision on any plans moving forward after his LIV Golf contract expires and that his primary focus is on his performance for the upcoming individual and team events.
“Like I’ve said before, I’m not in those rooms,” Koepka added. “I’ve got a contract obligation out here to fulfil, and then we’ll see what happens.
“I don’t know where I’m going, so I don’t know how everybody else does. Right now I’m just focused on how do I play better, how do I play better in the majors, how does this team win, and then we’ll figure out next year and how to play better again.
“It’s the same thing. It’s just a revolving cycle. I’ve got nothing. Everybody else seems to know more than I do.”
As of writing, LIV Golf players are banned from making a return to the PGA TOUR but PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan has stated that efforts and discussions are still ongoing between both parties on a merger.
“As part of our negotiations, we believe there’s room to integrate important aspects of LIV Golf into the PGA Tour platform,” he said. “We’re doing everything that we can to bring the two sides together.”