Brooks Koepka gets a fresh start at a familiar place in Torrey Pines
January 28, 2026
Brooks Koepka is used to being the center of attention when he’s winning majors. Now he’s in the spotlight just by playing on the PGA Tour. The five-time major champion becomes a footnote in PGA Tour history as the first member to defect to Saudi-funded LIV Golf and find his way back on tour. It starts Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Koepka says he has some catching up to do because so much has changed on the tour in the last three-and-a-half years. That includes some of the names of players he is facing.