LIV Golf members have reached out to PGA Tour about return, but terms and pathways will be more restrictive
While LIV Golf members may seek to return to the PGA Tour should LIV collapse, the conditions are expected to be considerably more restrictive than those granted to Brooks Koepka.
With LIV Golf reportedly losing its financial backing from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Golf Digest has learned that representatives for multiple LIV players have contacted the PGA Tour to discuss a potential return. People familiar with the conversations say a path back to the PGA Tour will exist, though the conditions are expected to be considerably more restrictive than those granted to Brooks Koepka. After Koepka announced in January his intention to return to the PGA Tour following his LIV exit, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp unveiled the "Returning Member Program.
" It was a performance-based pathway for "players who have been away from the tour for at least two years and have won the Players Championship, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U. S. Open or the Open Championship during the 2022-2025 seasons.
" Aside from Koepka, only three LIV players qualified: Cam Smith (2022 Players and 2022 Open), Jon Rahm (2023 Masters) and Bryson DeChambeau (2024 U. S. Open).
The window closed Feb. 2 with no guarantee of a second offer. All three passed.
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