TIME TO LIVE AND LET LIV?

Former LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour this month without serving a ban thanks to a new rule designed to also lure back other big names, such as John Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau. How does it work - and what will it mean for the future of golf? NEIL McLEMAN explains all.

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BROOKS KOEPKA

THE five-time Major winner last played on the PGA Tour in 2022 before joining LIV Golf.

The Netflix Full Swing series showed his battle with injuries and he feared his competitive career was over.

He banked an estimated $125million signing-on fee and earned another $45m on the course. But his form deteriorated in the Majors and he missed the cut in three of the four last year.

He announced he would not see out the final year of his LIV Golf contract on December 23, claiming he wanted to spend more time with his family. That decision may mean he has to pay back some money to LIV Golf.

WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED?

PGA Tour members were banned from the moment they teed off at any LIV Golf event.

Former world No.61 Hudson Swafford was banned for five years for playing five LIV Golf events in 2022. Laurie Canter also served a one-year ban and returned to the PGA Tour last year - before rejoining LIV this season.