Brooks Koepka newest big winner to sign up for controversial LIV collection and depart PGA Tour – reviews

Four-time big winner Brooks Koepka is understood to be the hottest large-name player to indication-up for the controversial and profitable Saudi-backed LIV Golfing Invitational Series.

The Telegraph, Sky Athletics and ESPN are all reporting the American will make his debut in the competition next week, when it moves to Portland, Oregon for the next occasion.

Koepka’s brother, Chase, played at the opening match at the Centurion Club in St Albans earlier this month and it now appears to be like possible he will be joining him.

If he does, suspension from the PGA Tour will adhere to – in line with other people like Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and his rival, Bryson DeChambeau.

Koepka responded angrily to queries about the LIV sequence in the develop-up to the US Open, claming he experienced “not offered it substantially considered” – but he now seems to have joined it two times just after the competition at Brookline finished.

“I’m completely ready to play the US Open up and I consider it form of sucks, too, you are all throwing this black cloud about the US Open up. It is 1 of my favorite occasions. I don’t know why you guys keep carrying out that.

“The a lot more legs you give it, the additional you hold talking about it.”

Koepka is yet to challenge an formal comment on his participation in the sequence, but he is very not likely to be the final big-identify signing.

The DP Environment Tour (formerly the European Tour) is nonetheless to announce its personal position on the breakaway tournament, and there was speculation very last week that a partnership with the LIV collection is currently being viewed as – however that has not been verified.