Almost without realising it, Brooks Koepka opened up this Wednesday in Singapore, where the fourth event of the 2025 LIV Golf season is taking place, a topic that will soon grab headlines. What will happen when the big stars of the Saudi tour gradually start to finish the lucrative contracts they signed back in the day? Will they renew? Will the major tours establish a pathway for them to return to the PGA Tour?
Everything is up in the air, but for now, the golfer from West Palm Beach, when questioned about Fred Couples‘ comments claiming that Brooks was eager to return to the American circuit, left his future in suspense once the agreement he signed with the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia comes to an end, after which he would be free to consider his future in golf.
“Yes, Fred texted me after, I guess, the comments came out. I don’t know when it was. Sometime last week. Yes, everyone seems to have their own opinion and no one asks me,” said Brooks, seemingly annoyed by the rumours surrounding that possible confession regarding his desire to return to the PGA Tour when his time at LIV ends.
“I have a contractual obligation to fulfil here and then we’ll see what happens”
“I’ve talked quite a bit with Fred, but we don’t go into too much detail about what’s going on. As I’ve said before, I’m not in those meetings. I have a contractual obligation to fulfil here, and then we’ll see what happens,” said Koepka, leaving the door open to any scenario once his current link with LIV Golf concludes.
“I don’t know where I’m going, so I don’t know how others know. Right now, I’m just focused on how to play better, how to play better in the majors, how to win with this team, and then we’ll think about next year and how to play better again. It’s the same. It’s a cycle that turns. I have nothing. Everyone else seems to know more than me,” concluded the American on this thorny issue, without specifying how long his link with the Saudi tour extends.
Brooks also showed self-criticism, in his own way, about the results he has achieved at the start of the season: “I’ve been terrible, but I feel like I’m definitely playing much better than the results indicate. It’s just that sometimes it happens. That’s golf.” He likes this week’s course, having already won there, and believes it’s time to start sharpening his game with the first of the majors, the Masters, just around the corner.
“Last year seemed like a pretty bad year to me. It didn’t seem good. The important performances weren’t up to par. I never really felt like I had full control of my golf ball from tee to green. This year I feel much better in terms of shots, short game, and putting. I’m usually a slow starter. I’ve never started any season I’ve played professionally on the right foot. Usually, it takes a couple of rounds to start playing. But we’re running out of time for Augusta, so I hope things change,” he concluded.
