Brooks Koepka seems to be walking on thin ice in LIV Golf. The Smash GC captain didn’t seem eager to renew his contract with the PIF-funded franchise to begin with. Reports stated that he was much more eager to return to the PGA Tour. Now, the LIV Golf CEO’s statement further clarifies Koepka’s position in the league.

In an interview with Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, Scott O’Neil was questioned about Brooks Koepka’s contract with LIV Golf. O’Neil told Carpenter, “I know you’re not going to want to hear this one, just the individual players, and this goes back to our policy, we’re just going to run it through. So, we haven’t made any announcements on players, but he is signed for 2026.”

His vague response suggests that he was trying to avoid directly answering the question. That makes it seem that the situation between LIV Golf and Koepka is tense at the moment.

As many would already know, the five-time major winner’s LIV Golf contract expires in 2026. O’Neil is already working on getting OWGR authorization for the league. So it was presumed that it would have been enough to convince Koepka to change his mind about moving back to the PGA Tour.

Koepka himself hasn’t confessed the same yet. But others have stated so on his behalf. Fred Couples was one of them who was quoted as saying, “He wants to come back. I will say that I believe he really wants to come back and play the Tour.” The golf legend stated that Koepka looked miserable in LIV Golf and will be heading back to the PGA Tour as soon as he can.

Brooks Koepka’s actions also reflect that he wants to go back to play alongside his peers from the PGA Tour. Especially because of the big opportunities he has missed this season. And out of them, too, one stood out.

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One big reason why Brooks Koepka would want to go back to the PGA Tour

Having won the PGA Championship in 2023, major qualification won’t be a problem for Brooks Koepka for a couple of more seasons now. And by then, LIV Golf events should have OWGR authorization for him to gain ranking points.

However, there is one big opportunity that he is still missing out on because of his association with LIV Golf. The 35-year-old made the Ryder Cup squad in 2023 because of his major win that year. But he didn’t qualify for a trip to Bethpage in 2025.

Playing more events that provide Ryder Cup points on the PGA Tour will help him create that opportunity for himself in the future. Moreover, the intense individual competition in the PGA Tour will help him focus on his skills rather than aiming for the overall success of his club when he’s at LIV Golf.

That will open doors for him for Team U.S. qualification in the future. It will also help Brooks Koepka get back to consistently dominating the majors and win a few more titles.