Brooks Koepka’s recent appearance at Tiger Woods’s TGL has everyone talking, and it’s not only because of the star power he brought to the event. Spotted at the SoFi Center with Max Homa and Tom Kim, Koepka’s casual presence among PGA Tour loyalists has sparked a flurry of speculation. Was he simply there for a night out, or is this a hint that he’s considering a return to the PGA Tour? With his LIV contract expiring in 2025 and whispers of a merger between LIV and the PGA Tour, the timing couldn’t be more intriguing.

Koepka’s decision to mingle with the likes of Homa and Kim at such a high-profile event has golf insiders questioning if the landscape of Tiger Woods’s TGL is about to change. What was once considered unbelievable is now being overshadowed by the massive move of Koepka. Fans and experts alike are now wondering if this signals a shift in the future of golf—one that could have a much bigger impact than anyone anticipated.

Frankie Borrelli, in the latest episode of the Fore Play Podcast, stated, “He felt the juice, like his heart was probably pounding walking through those doors, knowing this was going to make the rounds. Getting ready that night with his wife, being like, ‘We’re going to go to TGL night, this is going to be a whole thing.’ It’s going to be like, ‘Everyone’s going to know,’ and that’s also just a look into the current state of affairs in golf.” Men’s golf might soon be in a better place, as each day the talk about the merger only seems to be going in the right direction. Especially after Jay Monahan and Adam Scott met Donald Trump earlier in February.

And a public appearance by someone as big a star as Brooks Koepka for a PGA Tour event is a huge statement in itself. “It’s like a political public appearance like you would see in House of Cards. ‘We’re going to show up to this thing, and it’s going to let everyone know a certain thing about how this is going.’ I thought it went great. It was very well received. There wasn’t a lot of, ‘I can’t believe this,’ it was more like, ‘Wow, Brooks is actually mingling with these guys,'” he added. And that was not all. Demanding for change, Borrelli even gave an absolutely lovely picture of how TGL would look had it been played by both LIV and PGA Tour stars. He said, “Imagine a TGL team with Brooks, Bryson, and Cam Smith. That would be so cool.” 

Well, as it turns out, he is not the only one who wants the merger to come in quick and watch the LIV Golfers play at the TGL. 

Riggs nods in agreement with the Golf Insider

As the episode went ahead, Riggs stated how much he loved seeing Brooks Koepka at the SoFi Center. And not just that, he too enjoyed imagining the entire process of Brooks Koepka appearing to play with the Pros that he began his professional career with after over 3 years. He added how they are all the same kind of people and he must probably be reaching out to the players at TGL, who once used to be his ‘homies’.

“I’m sure he’s like, ‘Hey, I’m going to swing by tonight for the match.’ He’s not just walking in there on a whim. I imagine so. He’s like, ‘What time are you guys going to get there for warm-ups? I’m gonna roll over.’ That’s a big call. Like he said, Jenna Sim’s getting all geared up, making sure they look good. ‘What are you going to rock?’ added Riggs. However, he also adds that it could be just a natural thing to do for Koepka. The Koepka family lives in Jupiter, Florida, very close to the SoFi Center, and he could have just casually made an appearance to see how the league has been going. All these thoughts might not even have crossed his mind. However, Trent, on the other hand, prefers being hopeful, as he says, “I like to think that it was a massive decision for him. Big decision. There was more to it than that. There’s no way he just, like, ‘Oh, that’s tonight? Wow, let’s go.’ There’s no way that’s what happened.”

Now whether he just showed up to watch some tech golf, or was it news to the golf world, is yet to be confirmed by the man himself. But what matters is the fact that he showed up with the PGA Tour Pros. What do you think this sign means? Let us know in the comments section below!