According to Alan Shipnuck of The Firepit Collective, one of the biggest names to join LIV Golf is having “buyer’s remorse” when it comes to his controversial decision to jump ship.
During a Q & A with his readers, Shipnuck was asked “Who’s the first LIV golfer to come back to the PGA Tour? And how would that work, etc.? Feel like this is inevitable at this point.”
Shipnuck had a fascinating response, saying Brooks Koepka is “rethinking his career choice”.
“I’m hearing a lot of rumblings that Brooks Koepka has buyer’s remorse. He took the money when his brittle body was still being put back together, and in private he has confided to folks he wasn’t sure if he would ever get fully healthy again.
But now Koepka is feeling frisky and supposedly rethinking his career choice. The guy has one of the biggest egos in golf, and as the PGA Tour creates ever-increasing buzz with its elevated events and even the state-sanctioned TGL, Koepka has to feel like he’s on the outside looking in.
As for the mechanics of returning to his old place of business, a lot hinges on the European Tour lawsuit that is being reviewed by arbitrators in the UK. If the players prevail, that opens the door for the LIV guys to have unfettered access to the Euro Tour, which will be a boon to a struggling circuit.
It would also position LIVers to play for Europe in the Ryder Cup, all of which would put intense pressure on the PGA Tour to forge a truce with LIV. Secretly, Monahan would love for some big-name LIV guys to come home because it would be a p.r. bonanza for the PGA Tour.”
The four-time major champion is currently the captain of Smash GC, who’s full team was announced yesterday.
Your 2023 #SmashGC team??
??Captain @BKoepka
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??@ChaseKoepkaSUPER SMASH ??@livgolf_league Stay tuned ? pic.twitter.com/1X7ihvUwkM
— Smash GC (@SmashGc) February 15, 2023
For what it’s worth, Greg Norman Jr. replied to Shipnuck’s speculation saying it was “bs”.
No. Bs.
— Greg Norman Jr (@GregJrNorman) February 16, 2023
The second season of LIV Golf is set to debut February 24th-26th at Mayakoba.
