Brooks Koepka, one of the veryfirst gamers to knock a competitor league for just 48 gamers, is the mostcurrent PGA Tour gamer to indication on with Saudi-funded LIV Golf series, The Associated Press hasactually discovered.
A individual informed on Koepka’s choice informed the AP stated he still would be able to contend on the PGA Tour upuntil he strikes a shot on the LIV Golf circuit. The individual spoke on condition of privacy without permission to speak on behalf of the trip.
The Daily Telegraph in the UK veryfirst reported Koepka’s choice.
Koepka stayed in the field for the Travelers Championship, though he was not at a gamer conference Tuesday earlymorning at the TPC River Highlands. The next LIV Golf occasion begins June 30 outdoors Portland, Oregon.
Koepka was the 2nd gamer, behind Rory McIlroy, who spoke out versus a competitor league in March 2020 when he informed the AP, “I have a tough time thinking golf needsto be about simply 48 gamers.”
“Money isn’t going to modification my life,” Koepka stated at the time.
The proposed competing league was various from LIV Golf, provided as the “Premier Golf League” though still relying on Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Greg Norman and LIV Golf took the concept of 48-man fields, no cuts with a group part.
LIV Golf has not revealed Koepka’s finalizing inthemiddleof speculation that a coupleof others were quickly to signupwith. ESPN Deportes reported over the weekend that Abraham Ancer of Mexico likewise was finalizing. Ancer is No. 20 in the world with one PGA Tour triumph.
Koepka provides LIV Golf a huge name with his 4 significant titles — back-to-back in the U.S. Open (2017-18) and PGA Championship (2018-19), though his videogame hasactually been in decrease giventhat then because of a series of injuries.
His last success was the Phoenix Open in February 2021 and he hasactually fallen to No. 19 in the world. In the majors this year, he missedouton the cut at the Masters and has endedup out of the leading 50 in the PGA Championship and U.S. Open.
Reporting by the Associated Press
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