Brooks Koepka the latest PGA Tour member to join LIV Golf: reports

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Eight-time PGA Tour winner Brooks Koepka is the latest golfer to join the rival Saudi-backed golf league for its second event, slated for next week, according to multiple reports. 

Koepka, 32, is expected to join Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, and Dustin Johnson at the Pumpkin Ridge Gold Club for the first LIV Golf Invitational Portland beginning next Friday, The Telegraph first reported Tuesday. 

Brooks Koepka watches his shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Sources told ESPN that the official announcement is expected to come sometime this week. 

The four-time major winner’s decision to join the controversial league comes just a week after he took aim at reporters during the U.S. Open over their focus on LIV. 

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"I don’t understand. I’m trying to focus on the U.S. Open, man. I legitimately don’t get it. I’m tired of the conversations. I’m tired of all this stuff," Koepka said. 

"Like I said, y’all are throwing a black cloud on the U.S. Open. I think that sucks. I actually do feel bad for them for once because it’s a sh—y situation. We’re here to play, and you are talking about an event that happened last week."

Brooks Koepka of The United States waits to play his second shot on the third hole during the second round of the 2022 U.S.Open Championship at The Country Club on June 17, 2022 in Brookline, Massachusetts.  (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Several of the PGA Tour’s top-ranked players have decided to join