Brooks Koepka may reportedly skip 2026 LIV Golf season to run out his contract ahead of possible PGA Tour return

Brooks Koepka’s time with LIV Golf may be coming to an end.

Koepka, according to Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter, may not play in the upcoming LIV season despite being under contract through the 2026 campaign. Koepka was one of the biggest names to make the jump from the PGA Tour over to LIV Golf when it launched in 2022, though he’s yet to sign a new deal with the Saudi Arabian-backed venture.

LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil was asked about Koepka’s future, and declined to say much.

“I know you’re not going to want to hear this one, just the individual players, and this goes back to our policy, we’re just going to run it through,” O’Neil said. “So, we haven’t made any announcements on players, but he is signed for 2026.”

Other big LIV Golf names have recently either struck a new deal with LIV Golf or are engaged in contract talks. Dustin Johnson reportedly signed a new deal earlier this fall, and Bryson DeChambeau said earlier this summer that he hopes to reach a new deal soon. His current contract, which is reportedly worth more than $100 million, ends after the 2026 season, too.

Koepka had criticized LIV Golf pretty openly last season. Ahead of LIV Golf Miami in April, he said bluntly that he had “hoped it would have been a little bit further along.” A month before that, Koepka was asked about rumors that he was looking to leave the league. Fred Couples said that Koepka told him he wanted back on the PGA Tour, and he didn’t exactly shut that down.

“I’ve got a contract obligation out here to fulfill, and then we’ll see what happens,” Koepka said at LIV Golf Singapore. “I don’t know where I’m going, so I don’t know how everybody else does.”

If Koepka does indeed skip the LIV Golf season and ride out his contract in 2026, his playing options would be rather limited. He is still eligible to play in all four of the major championships, something he earned due to his win at the PGA Championship in 2023. Koepka is also a DP World Tour member, so he could go compete on the European circuit.

Koepka wouldn’t be eligible to play on the PGA Tour again until August 2026, however. Former LIV Golf players have to wait a full year after their last LIV Golf competition in order to return to the Tour. He would also likely face disciplinary action of some kind, too.

Koepka has won nine times on the PGA Tour in his career. He missed the cut at three of the four major championships last season, and finished T12 at the U.S. Open. That marked his only top-15 finish at a major championship since he won at Oak Hill Country Club in 2023. Koepka, who previously held the top spot in the Official World Golf Rankings, currently sits at No. 245 in the world.

Koepka has won five times individually with LIV Golf. He’s the captain for Smash GC, too. The 2026 season will start in Saudi Arabia in February.