LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka was one of the notable PGA Tour stars to jump ship for the Saudi-backed golf league. And he opened up about that decision in an interview on Thursday.
Plenty of golf fans criticized Koepka amongst other defectors to LIV for taking the big payday while ignoring some of the obvious morality issues that go along with those funding LIV.
It now seems like Koepka is openly admitting that this move was indeed about the money for him. During an appearance on The BS Podcast with Jake Paul, Koepka stated that this decision was indeed to set his family up for life financially.
“Look, I’ll be honest with you – I signed for the dough,” said Koepka. “I’m 100% behind that. I don’t know if tomorrow I’ll get in a car accident and never play golf again. But my family is taken care of.”
Fans took notice of these comments and actually appreciated his honesty about the situation.
At least he’s honest. More than I can say for Phil.
— Just Rip It Baby (@DouglasWillrett) October 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/PaulDer03945565/status/1715346879259574485
Finally.
Now if they'd all admit it was just for money and not some altruistic pursuit to grow the game of golf we could move forward.
Also, they can stop whining about the consequences and just cash their checks.
— Aaron Quinn (@AaronQuinn716) October 20, 2023
Ahhh honesty. Very refreshing.
— Boy Wonder (@156BoyWonder) October 20, 2023
I mean, can anyone argue that we wouldn’t do the same thing. I get it.
— Ragnar 🇺🇸🇺🇦 🖕🇷🇺 (@PurpleNation84) October 20, 2023
It’s hard to fault someone like Koepka for trying to provide for his family as much as possible. Especially since he has still been able to compete in major events, which he has even had some great success in since joining LIV.
It can be argued that joining LIV actually reinvigorated his career. He notably won the PGA Championship back in May and finished in second place at The Masters in April.
With the LIV-PGA Tour merger potentially at risk, Koepka may have to live with his decision to join LIV Golf, which would likely keep him barred from the majority of PGA Tour events for the foreseeable future. But it sounds like as long as his family is set, Koepka has no issues with that.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.