Brooks Koepka latest major winner to join controversial LIV series and leave PGA Tour - reports

Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka is understood to be the latest big-name player to sign-up for the controversial and lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. The Telegraph, Sky Sports and ESPN are all reporting the American will make his debut in the competition next week, when it moves to Portland, Oregon for the second event. Ad/> Koepka’s brother, Chase, played at the opening tournament at the Centurion Club in St Albans earlier this month and it now looks likely he will be joining him.

U.S. OpenUS Open golf LIVE: Fitzpatrick and Zalatoris lead with Rahm, McIlroy in mix at brutal Brookline18/06/2022 AT 08:06 If he does, suspension from the PGA Tour will follow — in line with others like Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and his rival, Bryson DeChambeau. Koepka responded angrily to questions about the LIV series in the build-up to the US Open, claming he had «not given it much thought» — but he now appears to have joined it two days after the competition at Brookline finished.

“I'm ready to play the US Open and I think it kind of sucks, too, you are all throwing this black cloud over the US Open. It's one of my favourite events. I don't know why you guys keep doing that.