According to multiple reports, Brooks Koepka has joined Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson in the LIV Golf League.
Brooks Koepka: Why Did Leave PGA Tour, LIV Tour, Twitter Bio
Brooks Koepka is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. In October 2018, he became World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup.
Why Did Leave PGA Tour:
Four-time Majors Champion Brooks Koepka is the latest golfer from the PGA Tour to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Koepka’s pending departure from the PGA Tour was reported by the Telegraph of London on Tuesday. A source confirmed that Abraham Anser, who is ranked 20th in the world, is also leaving the PGA Tour for LIV golf.
Koepka, 32, is one of the highest-profile players to join the breakaway circuit, which is being funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and is fronted by two-time Open winner Greg Norman.
LIV Tour:
Abraham Anser is set to become the latest player to join LIV Golf ahead of the Saudi-backed Breakaway Series event in Portland later this month.
It is understood that the world number 20, who missed the US Open due to illness, will be announced as one of LIV Golf’s new signings along with Brooks Koepka, whose next week at Pumpkin Ridge expected to compete.
Koepka shrugged off questions about LIV golf’s involvement in a vigorous press conference ahead of the US Open last week, insisting he hadn’t given much thought to the possibility and attempting to cast a “dark cloud” on the media chief.
Twitter Bio:
Brooks Koepka sparked internet buzz on Monday when he removed “PGA Tour” from his Twitter bio. Immediately speculation raged that a move to LIV Golf was imminent.
The four-time major winner has changed his bio on Twitter amid speculation he has signed for LIV Golf. Until yesterday it read “PGA Tour/Nike Athlete”. Now, however, it only has the handle of his charity foundation.
Koepka’s brother Chase is already a LIV player and took part in Rebel League’s curtain-raiser earlier this month, while his longtime foe Bryson DeChambeau has signed up to play at the next event.
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