by Could one of the most striking stars of Liv Golf lay the foundation for a return to the PGA Tour? He doesn’t say no.
Brooks Koepka, five -time big winner and the most decorated player of his generation, has always kept Liv on something of an arm length. Where colleague stars such as Bryson Dechambeau and Phil Mickelson have cordially embraced the Liv ethos, with their team logos worn on every occasion, Koepka has always been more muted in his Liv -Fandom. An example: his response when he was asked about his future with the Saudi-supported Golf League.
Prior to Liv’s Hong Kong event, Koepka was asked about recent comments from Fred Pen who seemed to indicate that he was interested in a return to the PGA Tour. (The comments of couples caused a fiery and rapidly deleted, social media response from Mickelson.)
Koepka shower not exactly with love with love in his reaction. “I have a contract obligation here to fulfill,” said Koepka, “and then we will see what happens.” As explanations of loyalty start, that is not exactly rit-or die.
Couples made waves when he told a radio show that Koepka “wants to come back. I will say that I believe he really wants to come back and play the tour.” That caused Mickelson to explain: ‘If it is not true, he damaged a relationship he gives. If it is true, he took Brook away [sic] Control of the timeline and the story. Anyway, this is a low-class jerk movement by Fred. “
Koepka has little use for this kind of he-said, he-said back and forth in the media. He added on Wednesday: “Everyone seems to have their own opinion and nobody asks me”, in response to being asked about the comment of couples.
When Koepka jumped to Liv in 2022, he signed what is considered a contract during the 2026 season worth $ 100 million. (LIV does not release details from players’ contracts.) Koepka remains one of the biggest draws in the LIV circuit, mainly because of his ability to fight in almost every major.
However, the state of Golf is in such a flux that it is impossible to guess whether the contract of Koepka will remain in force until 2026, or whether LIV itself will even exist in its current form in 2026.
“I don’t know where I’m going, so I don’t know how everyone does that,” said Koepka. “At the moment I am just focused on how I play better, how do I play better in the Majors, how does this team win, and then we will find out next year and how they can play better again. It’s the same. It’s just a running cycle. I don’t think anything. Everyone seems to know more than me.”
That is perhaps the only real mistake in the Dowel of Koepka … Because no one seems to know more than anyone about where golf is going.
