Brooks Koepka returns to PGA Tour after $5m charitable donation

January 12, 2026

TL;DR

Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour after leaving LIV Golf.
He faces a financial penalty, including a $5 million charity donation and loss of equity grants and FedEx Cup bonus money.
The potential financial loss for Koepka is estimated between $50 million and $85 million over five years.
Koepka plans to resume his PGA Tour career at the Farmers Insurance Open.
The "Returning Member Program" is a one-time offer for elite players who won majors or The Players Championship from 2022-2025.
Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Cameron Smith are the only other LIV players eligible under this program.
Players returning must earn their way into signature events.
The PGA Tour board, with a majority of players including Tiger Woods, approved the program.
Players like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and Patrick Reed are ineligible to return under this program.
Koepka acknowledges the financial penalty is intended to be significant and that some players will be happy, while others will be angry.

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