Brooks Koepkaborn May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays LIV Golf. In October 2018, he became World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup.
After graduating from Cardinal Newman High School, Koepka went on to play golf at Florida State University, where he was a three-time All-American for the Seminoles. He began his professional career in 2012 and eventually became the world's No. 1-ranked golfer in 2018.
He won back-to-back U.S. Opens in 2017 and 2018 and consecutive PGA Championships in 2018 and 2019 — the same year he tied for runner-up at the Masters.
He won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, and the PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019, becoming the first golfer in history to hold back-to-back titles in two majors simultaneously.
The 32-year-old Jupiter resident and four-time major champion is the latest professional golfer to break from the PGA Tour to join the Saudi-backed invitational.
LIV Golf is expected to announce the addition of Koepka, 32, in the coming days, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.Brooks Koepka is leaving the PGA Tour and joining LIV Golf, ESPN is reporting, citing sources.
The No. 19-ranked golfer in the world would reportedly join LIV Golf in time for its first U.S. tournament in Oregon at the end of the month, ESPN reported.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has already suspended 17 golfers, including Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Mickelson is building a house on Jupiter Island. Johnson moved from Palm Beach Gardens to Jupiter last year.
Koepka, who competed in last week's U.S. Open, chastised reporters for "throwing this black cloud" over the PGA Tour major by repeatedly talking about LIV Golf.