LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka is at TGL; what might that imply?

Tuesday night time’s TGL match between Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership and The Bay does not function Tiger Woods or Ludvig Åberg, as each determined to not play.

However Brooks Koepka is there, taking within the scenes on the SoFi Middle for the primary time. His spouse Jenna additionally joined him, and pictures captured the Koepka’s interacting with Max Homa, Shane Lowry, and others earlier than the match began.

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The five-time main winner, whose final triumph got here on the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, joined LIV Golf in 2022. Since then, LIV has been at struggle with the PGA Tour, with each circuits competing side-by-side with out crossover. That stated, the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF), which bankrolls LIV, signed a framework settlement with the tour in June 2023, three weeks after Koepka prevailed in Rochester. The 2 sides have been negotiating a deal since then, however no finalized settlement has come to fruition, though it seems one will come quickly.

Perhaps Koepka’s look at TGL, which consists of PGA Tour gamers solely, alerts that an settlement between the 2 circuits is imminent. Or, might TGL be trying to purchase a LIV Golf crew? That would create loads of intrigue since golf followers see PGA Tour and LIV stars compete side-by-side solely 4 instances per 12 months: on the majors.

Or, maybe Koepka is contemplating a return to the PGA Tour. His four-year contract with LIV Golf expires on the finish of the 2025 season, and contemplating the golf world has not but seen this example come up, who is aware of the way it will all play out. Does Koepka’s expired contract grant him the appropriate to rejoin the PGA Tour? Or would his suspension from the tour carry over into the 2026 season? Regardless, tour executives in Ponta Vedra Seashore, Florida, ought to welcome Koepka with open arms, contemplating he’s a rankings draw and probably the most profitable main champion of the final decade.

Then once more, Koepka resides in South Florida and has maintained relationships with loads of PGA Tour gamers. He might have simply been curious concerning the TGL expertise and wished to see his pals. However him being on the SoFi Middle creates loads of intrigue and results in loads of questions. Hopefully, in due time, these quandaries can be answered and can assist paint a greater image of how skilled golf will function within the close to future.

Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Taking part in Via. Observe him on X @jack_milko.