Brooks Koepka caught the world by surprise when he decided to leave LIV Golf to ‘focus on his family’. Since then, everyone has only one question on their mind – whether Brooks Koepka should be allowed back onto the PGA Tour. But now, Bryson DeChambeau has come forth with his view. 

During a recent exchange with Flushing It Golf, DeChambeau admitted, “I don’t know what they should allow or not.”

“If they're going to be doing it by the book, they should do it by the book and not give any special exemption. But if there's a special exemption, it definitely opens the doors for others to do the same, which, you know, it's a slippery slope for sure.”

Let’s take the example of Laurie Canter. After he joined LIV Golf in 2022, he was suspended and fined by the DP World Tour for competing in conflicting events without authorization. To regain membership and compete again on that tour, he served a suspension and paid fines, a process that allowed him to return to European Tour competition and eventually secure a place in PGA Tour-sanctioned events after fulfilling eligibility requirements and waiting periods.

However, he refused to join the PGA Tour and decided to stay with LIV Golf, signing with the Majesticks GC for the upcoming season. As far as Brooks Koepka is concerned, the story leads a different way.  

And according to Billy Horschel, money plays a significant role. 

Billy Horschel Weighs In on Brooks Koepka’s Decision

Horschel believed that many other LIV golfers might follow Koepka’s lead and return to the PGA Tour. The reason? They tend to crave “real championships” and meaning beyond good paychecks. But should the PGA Tour bring Brooks Koepka back?

"Selfishly, having equity stake in the PGA Tour now, bringing Brooks back, that does add value,” Horschel said. “So I think there needs to be a process to figure out what [brings] these guys back."

"I've always thought that the guys that went to LIV would come back to the PGA Tour at some point for the sole fact that the salaries, the PIF, LIV, they've spent billions of dollars, and they're not getting any return on their money. They're not going to keep signing these guys for the big contracts if the value for LIV doesn't improve."

With no formal return policy in place, Koepka’s situation highlights the PGA Tour’s larger dilemma. Whatever decision comes next will shape the future of transitions between the tours. 

Written by

Krushna Pattnaik

Edited by

Joyita Das