PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp considers new paths for LIV Golf players to return
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said Monday the tour will consider new ways to bring back LIV Golf players who want to return. The announcement comes as reports suggest Saudi funding for the breakaway league may be ending.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced Monday that the tour is exploring additional pathways to welcome back LIV Golf players who want to return to the main circuit.
The timing comes as reports swirl that Saudi Arabia may be ending its financial support for LIV Golf, leaving the breakaway league's future in doubt. LIV Golf launched in 2022 with massive signing bonuses that lured away dozens of PGA Tour stars.
Some players have already made the transition back. Brooks Koepka recently rejoined the PGA Tour through a "Returning Member Program" designed for recent major champions. Patrick Reed is another player mentioned as potentially returning.
The PGA Tour currently has established pathways for former members to return, but Rolapp's comments suggest the tour may create easier or additional routes back. The original player exodus created a bitter divide in professional golf, with competing tours and confused fans.
Golf's civil war has been expensive for both sides, splitting television audiences and sponsorship dollars while keeping the sport's biggest names apart from each other in competition.
This could reunite golf's biggest stars and end the sport's costly civil war that has split fans and confused TV viewers. Many top players like Brooks Koepka have already made the jump back to the PGA Tour.
Watch for announcements about specific reinstatement programs and which LIV players might return if Saudi funding ends.
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