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Suspended PGA Tour player reacts as Brooks Koepka is allowed to rejoin by Brian Rolapp

UNCATEGORIZED Golda Trung · 14 January, 2026 · Comments off

The PGA Tour rocked the golfing world by allowing Brooks Koepka to return for the 2026 season.

The top names on the PGA Tour seem happy with the decision. Rory McIlroy said he’d gladly have Koepka back, as did Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas, but not everyone is happy.

PGA Tour officials were on the receiving end of complaints from some players at the Sony Open when the news broke. It’s getting increasingly harder to keep PGA Tour cards as the number of fully exempt players has been reduced to 100, so with the increased competition, players further down the roster are concerned for their future on the tour.

The PGA Tour isn’t allowing Koepka back unpunished. He now has to make a $5 million charitable contribution to a tour-approved organisation, and he will also lose access to 2026 FedEx Cup bonus money, sponsor exemptions to the $20 million signature events, and any equity grants in the PGA Tour for five years.

Those terms have also been offered to Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, and Cameron Smith. But no other LIV players will receive that option. It’s been reserved for the biggest names only.

For the numerous players who have been suspended from the PGA Tour for their participation in LIV events, that must be frustrating. And one player in particular spoke out once the Koepka news was announced.

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