It appeared that LIV Golf may weather the storm caused by Brooks Koepka leaving. The likes of Cameron Smith, Jon Rahm, and Bryson DeChambeau confirmed that they did not intend to take the PGA Tour up on their offer to return.

Is Patrick Reed leaving the end of LIV Golf?

First Brooks, now Reed…who will be next?

I love LIV golf and have watched since they first teed up. I was wearing out my remote forwarding through all the golf channel crappy coverage. Short memories, Koepka’s knee was a disaster. LIV gave him a place to play. Maybe Reed didn’t get what he asked for, not sure DJ too upset. Enjoy time with family as you’re spending the year in Europe, etc.

However, Patrick Reed decided to throw a spanner in the works. Reed chose to not sign a new contract with LIV and announced on Wednesday that he plans to return to the PGA Tour.

He will play on the DP World Tour for much of the season while he serves a suspension.

Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed could add insult to injury upon leaving LIV

It appears highly unlikely that LIV will have to deal with any more departures before the new season kicks off in Riyadh next week.

But it is going to be fascinating to see what the next 12 months hold for LIV, particularly with DeChambeau’s contract expiring at the end of the season.

There is one way that either Koepka or Reed could arguably add insult to injury following their departures.

There has been a debate ever since LIV emerged regarding whether the league hurt its players competitively.

Only Koepka and DeChambeau have won majors since joining LIV. Meanwhile, it has been alarming to see how underwhelming Rahm’s performances in the four biggest events of the year have been.

Cameron Smith was the only player to miss the cut in all four majors in 2025.

Should Koepka or Reed manage to win a major in 2026, the calls for the likes of DeChambeau and Rahm, in particular, to leave will only increase.

And in truth, those calls may simply become too loud for the pair to ignore.

LIV may struggle to survive losing any more major champions

Admittedly, DeChambeau has thrived since jumping to LIV. He has registered six top 10s in his last eight majors. However, it will be extremely tough for LIV if he cannot sustain that success during the final year of his contract.

When Rahm left the PGA Tour, he appeared to walk away from what could have been a truly amazing rivalry with Scottie Scheffler. He was arguably the best player on the planet.

Scheffler has obviously kicked on. Rahm has had some success on LIV, but the golfing world is still unsure of what that really means.

If Koepka or Reed add a major to their records in 2026 – having already won six between them – it will certainly leave many of those still on LIV with plenty of food for thought.

Those players may perhaps end up deciding that huge signing-on fees and the facade of ‘growing the game’ is not what really drives them after all.