Earlier this season, Brooks Koepka made one of the biggest, shocking jumps from LIV Golf to the PGA Tour. He became the first golfer to make this kind of comeback, which was made possible by the PGA circuit’s introduction of a Returning Member Program. Under this new policy, the PGA announced that all golf major winners or Players Championship winners since 2022 who have not been a tour member in the last two years can return after paying a set fine.

Interestingly, only four golfers were eligible for this program: Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Cameron Smith. Only Koepka took the daring step of returning, and according to reports, the golfer was fined $5 million, which he would donate to NGOs chosen by the circuit. According to recent sources, the PGA has disclosed the names of the charities, and they have chosen quite a few.

According to an X post from Flushing It Golf, Brooks Koepka will be giving $1 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, the charity founded by great golfer Jack Nicklaus. Aside from that, he will donate $1.5 million to several charities, including the ALS Bridge Foundation, Baby Quest Foundation, Best Buddies, Hannah’s Home of South Florida, Pageant of Hope, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation, Quantum House, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Thomas Healy Hambric Foundation, and the UnLIMBited Foundation.

The report further stated that the remaining $2.5 million will be selected by the PGA Tour members. A little part of the X post said,

“The beneficiaries of Brooks Koepka’s $5 million charitable contribution from the Returning Member Program on the PGA Tour have been named.”

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Koepka’s next tournament will be the 2026 Cognizant Classic, which he is looking forward to playing in.

Brooks Koepka once discussed the tournament he is looking forward to playing in

Brooks Koepka spoke at a press conference on February 4th, 2026, at the WM Phoenix Open about a variety of topics. At one point, Koepka was questioned about the tournaments he was looking forward to playing on the PGA Tour, which he has missed in recent years. Koepka pointed out that the Cognizant Classic is his home tournament, and he is looking forward to it.

As quoted by Asap Sports, Koepka stated,

“I’m excited for all of them, I really am. This one’s great. Cognizant is a home one for me. That’s quite easy. Yeah, there’s — I mean, I can go Houston. I helped design the course. So there’s — I mean, I could go down the list. We could be here for a while. Yeah, it’s just good to be back. Good to see some golf courses where I’m familiar with and kind of know where to hit it, and have some familiarity with them. I think that’s a huge thing.”

The 2026 Cognizant Classic is going to kick off on February 26, but the tee times are yet to be announced.

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