Brooks Koepka has broken his silence on Patrick Reed’s “traditionalist” comment after leaving the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf. The five-time major champion gave a neutral remark on Reed, stating that everyone has their own idea of tradition.
Koepka is in Scottsdale this week for the WM Phoenix Open 2026, which tees off on Thursday, February 5. This is his second event on the PGA Tour after leaving LIV Golf in December. Following him, Patrick Reed also left the Saudi-backed circuit, stating that he was a traditionalist at heart and “born” to compete on the PGA Tour.
During the pre-event press conference of the WM Phoenix Open, Koepka was asked about Reed’s comments.
“Everybody is their own man,” he said. “Everybody is a little bit different. Everybody has their priorities. I don’t know what his priorities are. As long as he’s doing what’s best for him and doing what’s best for his family, I’m all for whatever he needs to do.
“Everybody’s idea of tradition is a little different. So it kind of depends on who you’re asking,” he added.
While Koepka has started his second stint on the PGA Tour, Reed will have to wait until August before he becomes eligible to compete on the Tour.
When will Brooks Koepka tee off at the WM Phoenix Open 2026, Round 1?
Brooks Koepka is paired alongside Xander Schauffele and Cameron Young for the opening round of the WM Phoenix Open 2026. The trio will tee off on Thursday, February 5, from the first tee at 2:44 pm ET.
Here’s a look at the complete tee time details for the WM Phoenix Open 2026, Round 1:
Tee 1
9:20 am: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Rasmus Hojgaard, Kevin Roy
9:31 am: Patton Kizzire, Michael Thorbjornsen, Danny Walker
9:42 am: Daniel Berger, Michael Kim, Bud Cauley
9:53 am: Jake Knapp, Chris Kirk, Webb Simpson
10:04 am: Ryan Fox, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor
10:15 am: Brian Harman, Harris English, Davis Thompson
10:26 am: Kurt Kitayama, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
10:37 am: Adam Schenk, Gary Woodland, Jacob Bridgeman
10:48 am: Tom Hoge, Eric Cole, Marco Penge
10:59 am: Dan Brown, Kensei Hirata, Keita Nakajima
2:00 pm: Rafael Campos, Corey Conners, Chandler Phillips
2:11 pm: Tom Kim, Thorbjorn Olesen, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
2:22 pm: Max Homa, Joel Dahmen, Keith Mitchell
2:33 pm: Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa
2:44 pm: Xander Schauffele, Cameron Young, Brooks Koepka
2:55 pm: Min Woo Lee, Rickie Fowler, Si Woo Kim
3:06 pm: Maverick McNealy, Matt McCarty, Billy Horschel
3:17 pm: Austin Eckroat, Charley Hoffman, Matti Schmid
3:28 pm: Zach Bauchou, Emilio Gonzalez, Chandler Blanchet
3:39 pm: Haotong Li, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Neal Shipley
Tee 10
9:20 am: Mackenzie Hughes, Ryo Hisatsune, Max McGreevy
9:31 am: Max Greyserman, Nicolai Hojgaard, Pierceson Coody
9:42 am: Brice Garnett, Mark Hubbard, Vince Whaley
9:53 am: JJ Spaun, Sahith Theegala, Sam Burns
10:04 am: Ben Griffin, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:15 am: Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, Jordan Spieth
10:26 am: Michael Brennan, Karl Vilips, Tony Finau
10:37 am: Peter Malnati, Patrick Rodgers, Alex Smalley
10:48 am: Zecheng Dou, John VanDerLaan, AJ Ewart
10:59 am: Davis Chatfield, ST Lee, Thomas Avant
2:00 pm: Emiliano Grillo, Rico Hoey, Takumi Kanaya
2:11 pm: SH Kim, Mac Meissner, Kristoffer Reitan
2:22 pm: Matthieu Pavon, Chad Ramey, Sam Stevens
2:33 pm: JT Poston, Davis Riley, Stephan Jaeger
2:44 pm: Andrew Novak, Harry Hall, Akshay Bhatia
2:55 pm: Brian Campbell, Aldrich Potgieter, Cam Davis
3:06 pm: Sami Valimaki, Garrick Higgo, Nico Echavarria
3:17 pm: Erik van Rooyen, Hank Lebioda, Johnny Keefer
3:28 pm: Jordan Smith, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Pontus Nyholm
3:39 pm: Austin Smotherman, John Parry, Christo Lamprecht
3:50 pm: Alejandro Tosti, Adrien Saddier, Jeffrey Kan
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