Koepka, 32, is one of the highest-profile players on the breakaway track, funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, ahead of two-time Open winner Greg Norman. LIV Golf is expected to announce the addition of Koepka in the coming days, sources confirmed. Koepka, ranked 19th in the Official World Golf Rankings, is expected to compete in the first LIV Golf event in the United States, at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland, Oregon, from June 30. Koepka’s pending departure from the PGA Tour was first reported on Tuesday by the London Telegraph. A source confirmed that Abraham Ancer, who is ranked 20th in the world, is also leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. 2 About LIV Golf has now signed eight of the top 50 players in the world. Bryson DeChambeau (30th) and Patrick Reed (38th) are also expected to compete in Portland. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has suspended 17 players, including two-time winner Dustin Johnson and six-time winner Phil Mickelson, for attending the LIV Golf kick-off event outside London two weeks ago. Monahan had said that touring players who participated in future LIV golf tournaments without releasing conflicting facts would face a similar punishment. Monahan meets with players Tuesday morning at the Traveler Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. The PGA Tour Player Advisory Board also met on Tuesday. Monahan is scheduled to speak to the media on Wednesday. In 2019, Koepka became the first player in history to hold consecutive victories in two major leagues at the same time. won the US Open in 2017-18 and the PGA Championship in 2018-19. Koepka joins Johnson’s longtime friend and brother Chase Koepka, who also participated in the LIV event based in London. Koepka has been the No. 1 player in the world for 47 weeks but has suffered from back, hip and wrist injuries in recent months. Koepka has two top-10s in 15 starts, but did not do well in the first three major tournaments this season. He lost the Masters cut, tied for 55th place in the PGA Championships and was 55th at last week’s US Open at The Country Club outside Boston. Koepka is 84th in the FedEx Cup standings. He is on the field for the Travelers’ Championship. Koepka criticized reporters last week for throwing a “black cloud” over the US Open with questions about LIV Golf. “I’m here at the US Open,” he said. “I’m ready to play the US Open, and I think it sucks, you all throw this black cloud over the US Open. It’s one of my favorite events. I do not know why you keep doing it. The more legs you give [LIV Golf]the more you talk about it. “ Ancer, a dual Mexican-US national, played in Oklahoma. Won the first and only win of the PGA Tour at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis in August. He also finished in the top 10 in each of the last two PGA Championships, including the ninth draw in the Southern Hills last month. Ancer left last week’s US Open at the last minute, citing illness. It is not in the field for Travelers. Ancer was one of the highlights for the International Team at the Presidents Cup 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. He had a 3-1-1 record, with his only defeat coming from Tiger Woods in a single match.
