Rory McIlroy on Brooks Koepka in TGL: '(I) would love him to play'
- - Rory McIlroy on Brooks Koepka in TGL: '(I) would love him to play'
Field Level MediaJanuary 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Aug 22, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Brooks Koepka of Smash GC plays his shot from the third tee during the quarterfinals of the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship at The Cardinal at Saint John's Resort. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images (Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)
Rory McIlroy said he has no qualms about the prospect of Brooks Koepka joining TGL.
And McIlroy's voice likely holds some water given that he is a co-founder of the indoor golf simulation league along with Tiger Woods.
As for Koepka, he has newfound availability following his departure from LIV Golf, the upstart circuit where he has played for the last three years. LIV announced on Dec. 23 that Koepka would be leaving the league because he was "prioritizing the needs of his family."
So would Koepka be welcome in TGL?
"I would say that's up to people that are more powerful and more important than me. But I am one of the founders. I would love him to play," McIlroy said on Friday after his Boston Common Golf team recorded a 7-5 win over Los Angeles Golf Club.
"If there's space on a team for Brooks to come and play, it only makes what we're trying to do stronger. He's a five-time major champion. He's been one of the best players of our generation. If he decides it's something that he wants to do, I'm sure we'll find a way to include him."
McIlroy's comments came on the heels of his appearance on "The Overlap" podcast earlier on Friday. He said on the podcast that he wouldn't object to LIV stars joining the PGA Tour.
"I think they've already paid their consequence. They've made the money but they've paid their consequence in terms of the reputation and some of the things they've lost by going over there," McIlroy said. "If it made the overall tour stronger to have Bryson DeChambeau back and whoever else, I would be OK with it.
"But it's not just me, and I recognize that not everyone is in my position. It would be up to the collective group of PGA Tour members to make that decision."
--Field Level Media
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