Two-time Major winner Martin Kaymer says it was clear that Brooks Koepka wasn’t content during the final year of his time in the LIV Golf League and hopes the American feels happy and comfortable after moving back to the PGA Tour.
Following a swift process by those based at TPC Sawgrass, the 35-year-old was indeed allowed to come back but there were a number of penalties Koepka had to accept if he was to regain his card.
Although he stated the punishments were “harsh”, the Florida-born pro also accepted they were fair and signed on the dotted line to bring his four-year absence to an end.
Like Koepka, 2010 PGA Championship and 2014 US Open winner Kaymer had been with the PIF-backed circuit since its inception in 2022 and had grown to know the five-time Major champion well during that time.
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Kaymer shared with Golf Monthly that it was obvious something wasn’t right with the former Smash GC captain and the German was therefore not surprised to hear of Koepka’s decision.
Kaymer said: “At the end of the day, who knows what the reasons were behind Brooks’ decision to leave, or was it LIV’s decision to let him go? I don’t know, there are so many rumors flying around.
“I don’t know whether it was something to do with where he played, was it the travel, whatever it was. But we certainly saw that rules can be changed overnight and so we go from there.
“But from a human point of view, I hope that he will feel comfortable where he is. I hope he’s happy because I could sense last year… you can see it in players, whether they are happy or not happy.
“You don’t know the reasons behind it, but he clearly wasn’t the happiest player out here. So, again, from a human point of view, I hope he finds a bit more happiness where he is now.”
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Speaking of looking for an upturn in mood, Kaymer is hopeful 2026 will see a marked improvement from his Cleeks squad after a largely disappointing campaign last time out.
Not helped by the struggles of Frederik Kjettrup – who failed to score a point all year and finished dead last…
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