"In a stunning development, the PGA Tour on Monday reinstated Koepka's membership after he bolted for LIV Golf in June 2022, and it agreed to let him compete immediately, with heavy financial penalties and limited playing opportunities in lucrative signature events. It's an about-face for the PGA Tour, which suspended Koepka and others for competing in LIV Golf tournaments without conflicting-event releases. It's also a sign that things will be done differently under new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp."
"The PGA Tour wanted to find a way to potentially bring the game's biggest names back together, and Koepka leaving LIV Golf on Dec. 23 and applying for reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership allowed that to happen. At the same time, this was an opportunity for the PGA Tour to go on the offensive in its long battle with LIV Golf for the best players in the world."
Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour and will play the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines later this month. The PGA Tour reinstated his membership after he left for LIV Golf in June 2022, allowing immediate competition but imposing heavy financial penalties and limiting access to lucrative signature events. The reinstatement came through a newly created Returning Member Program under CEO Brian Rolapp and reflects a strategic effort to reunite top players and counter LIV Golf. Koepka left LIV Golf on Dec. 23 and applied for reinstatement, prompting questions about other players and LIV's response.
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