Brooks Koepka’s legal professional provides inside look into PGA return discussions

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Thursday marked a historic day for the PGA Tour , as Brooks Koepka's return grew to become official.

After spending greater than 4 years with LIV Golf, the five-time main winner announced earlier this month he was returning to the Tour and teed off on the Farmers Insurance coverage Open in Torrey Pines on Thursday.

Koepka cited extra household time as the important thing contributor to his resolution to get out of his contract with the Saudi-backed league early. Mockingly, that was a foremost motive why folks defected to LIV, however Koepka's legal professional and adviser, Bryan Freedman, offered some context in a latest interview with Fox Information Digital.

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Brooks Koepka of the US reacts after chipping in for birdie on the seventeenth gap through the second spherical of the one hundred and twenty fifth U.S. Open at Oakmont Nation Membership on June 13, 2025, in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Patrick Smith/Getty Photographs)

"Brooks has felt over time that the journey being so intense and so worldwide that it saved him away from his household, and I feel as time went on, he longed to spend extra time together with his household and be nearer to the U.S.," Freedman mentioned. LIV has traveled to Australia, Singapore, and different locations all all through the world.

There had lengthy been rumors that Koepka had purchaser’s regret, and there have been instances all through final 12 months when he was relatively mum about his future in LIV .

"I do not know that Brooks actually decided that he needed to get out till he made that call, proper? It had little or no to do with golf and far to do about household," Freedman mentioned. "Possibly all athletes are like this, proper? Comfortable life, completely satisfied dwelling, You'll be able to excel as an athlete in your finest type. That’s the important thing, is to guarantee that he is completely satisfied and he is comfy."

Regardless of the divorce between Koepka and LIV, Freedman mentioned that "all people was respectful within the course of, and all people was attentive to every occasion's wants."

Brooks Koepka performs his shot from the primary tee through the last spherical of the U.S. Open golf match on June 15, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Photographs)

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"Brooks and I labored along with different folks on the workforce and LIV folks to attempt to attain a construction that will work for everybody," Freedman mentioned. "And to have Brooks get his desired outcome, I feel, that Brooks has nothing however respect for LIV, it was a respectful course of, and I feel everybody noticed the profit in Brooks with the ability to be completely satisfied and do what he needed to do, which was to be nearer to dwelling, nearer to his little one, nearer to his spouse. He is gone by way of some private issues and needed to actually form of handle these from a human being standpoint."

Freedman additionally praised the PGA Tour for welcoming Koepka again with semi-open arms.

"I feel the response was actually constructive. It’s nice. The PGA has been fantastic, they welcomed him again. There are definitely restrictions that he has, and he'll abide by them. However I feel they have been unimaginable in welcoming again," Freedman mentioned. "I feel he is actually excited. I feel he is excited to make amends with the gamers and do his finest to only form of be a golfer amongst golfers, as a employee amongst employees, and actually go in there and be humble and stroll in with the humility and the grace that Brooks walks round with."

Koepka positive appears completely satisfied to be again on the PGA Tour, however Freedman doesn't imagine he had any regrets about taking part in in LIV.

Brooks Koepka of the US poses for pictures after profitable the 2019 PGA Championship on the Bethpage Black course with a rating of 8 underneath par on Could 19, 2019, in Farmingdale, New York. (Wealthy Graessle/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs)

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"I do not assume he had any regrets in any respect going to LIV. I feel if something, all people needs that everyone acquired alongside higher, proper?" Freedman mentioned. That there was some potential the place folks actually needed to play properly within the sandbox collectively, and that this be a state of affairs that did not increase so many points for folks. I feel that if there's any remorse, it is in all probability that."