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Brooks Koepka slams LIV Golf after lack of growth in four years

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Sean Treppedi | Last updated Apr 2, 2025 8:39 PM ET

When Brooks Koepka jumped ship from the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf in its infancy, it shocked the golf world.

He was one of the biggest stars to begin establishing the controversial golf league funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Koepka, along with Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson, chose to play in LIV Golf to play fewer tournaments throughout the year and earn more money.

That decision is beginning to prove its sacrifices, as ESPN's Mark Schlabach reported that LIV Golf drew 34,000 viewers for the final round of its Singapore tournament on March 16 on FS1. On the same day, the PGA Tour peaked at 6.2 million viewers for its final round of the Players Championship.

In fact, the PGA Tour has seen a considerable ratings bump to kick off 2025 and no majors have happened yet.

Now in its fourth year, Koepka expresses his disappointment in the failure to evolve as expected.

"I think we all hoped it would have been a little bit further along, and that's no secret," Koepka said per Schlabach. "No matter where you're at, you always hope everything is further along. But they're making progress, and it seems to be going in the right direction."

LIV Golf underwent a change in leadership in January with Scott O'Neil replacing Greg Norman as CEO.

"There's a place for LIV Golf in the world," O'Neil told ESPN on Tuesday. "That's one thing I've 100 percent committed to. I think the notion of being the F1 of golf is real. It's 100 percent real. Auto racing is a really interesting analogy because in the U.S. you've got NASCAR and you've got the [IndyCar] Series, and then you've got F1, and they all work pretty well together."

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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