brooks koepka

Tiger Woods said Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA Tour makes it "a better place to play" and is a "win for everyone". Five-time major winner Koepka quit LIV Golf with a year of his contract remaining, stating he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Koepka joined LIV in 2022 under a deal that paid out an estimated $120 million, with the golfer forgoing a final installment that would have provided a sum in the ballpark of $10 million this year. He earned an additional $45 million in prize money and bonuses competing in the PIF-backed breakaway tour.

Back in the day, starting at a tournament in Dubai in 2019, to be precise, the American duo didn't especially like one another. Seemingly, it all stemmed from Koepka heavily suggesting during a podcast interview that DeChambeau had been playing too slowly during said event.

Koepka announced his exit from LIV Golf last month. Then Monday, the PGA Tour announced that he would be allowed back under a one-time Returning Member Program that applies only to players who have won a major or the Players Championship since 2022 (Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship).