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Brooks Koepka thinks the war between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour will be over in a couple of years’ time but has heard no updates as of yet
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka has revealed what he knows about the potential merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour following months of tense negotiations
Brooks Koepka thinks the war between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour will be over in a couple of years’ time but has heard no updates as of yet.
The American, 34, defected to LIV back in 2022 and is one of the breakaway’s competition’s highest earners. He also holds the record for most tournament wins on the tour with five under his belt.
The rival tours have been in talks over a sensational merger since June 2023, but have thus far failed to agree on terms. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) were, however, reported to be due to meet Tiger Woods and PGA Tour officials to a new round of talks last week.
Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast alongside fellow LIV star Talor Gooch, Koepka said he didn’t have any insider information but suspected an agreement between the competitions wasn’t far off.
“I feel like in two years from now I think we’ll all be laughing about this, and we’ll all be playing somewhere [together],” he said. “It might be a LIV vs PGA Tour thing. Who knows what it could be so, we’ll see.”
However, optimism aside, Koepka added: “There are a bunch of deadlines that have come and gone. We don’t know what’s going on really.” Asked if he and LIV Golf players knew what the framework would look like for such a deal, he simply replied: “No.”
While a merger is still a long way from being agreed, the two tours have found some middle ground recently. LIV Golf players are now allowed to compete at major PGA events such as the Masters and the Ryder Cup, providing they meet the qualification criteria.
One competition they won’t be taking part in, however, is the President’s Cup, which begins at the end of the month. The tournament pits a team of American players, Ryder Cup-style, against an international team representing the rest of the world minus Europe.
In their place, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Sahith Theegala, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Brian Harman, Russell Henley and Max Homa secured qualification for team, with Zach Johnson appointed as captain.
Just a few months prior to signing with LIV Golf, Koepka said he predicted that a number of PGA Tour stars would “sell out” and join the breakaway competition. The Florida-born ace won two PGA Championships and two US Opens between 2017 and 2019, and became the first LIV Golf star to win a major PGA Tour event by clinching his third PGA Championship title in 2023.
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