Report: Brooks Koepka's brother Chase set to appear in first PGA Tour-affiliated event since switch to LIV

Brooks Koepka's brother Chase is set to make his first appearance in a PGA Tour-affiliated event since jumping ship to LIV Golf three years ago. 

Chase was among the first wave of players to be recruited by the PIF-backed breakaway in June 2022. 

His brother Brooks joined in the same month for a reported $100-150m and the pair played the first two seasons together as part of Smash GC with the five-time major winner the captain.  

Both were banned by the PGA Tour. 

Chase struggled for much of his stint with the 54-hole circuit, though, and was eventually relegated in 2023. 

He has been dealing with various injuries since, making fleeting appearances on the Asian Tour's International Series. 

But he is set to tee it up at this week's Pinnacle Bank Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour in Omaha after making it through a Monday qualifier. 

The Korn Ferry Tour is the official feeder of the established circuit, with the top 20 players securing PGA Tour cards. 

The news was first reported by Ryan French aka MondayQInfo. 

He is only allowed to play on the PGA Tour's developmental circuit as it has been more than one year since he played in a LIV Golf event. 

In January 2023, the PGA Tour moved to stem the flow of players to LIV beyond its own membership by introducing a new rule that came with a one-year ban. 

Said rule states: "Any player who has participated in an unauthorized tournament is ineligible to compete in any event sanctioned by the PGA Tour for a period of one year."

An 'unauthorized tournament' is defined in the player handbook as 'any golf event for which the commissioner has denied or has indicated he would deny all conflicting event releases and/or media releases or not eligible for releases because it is to be held in North America'

In March, England's Laurie Canter became the first ex-LIV Golf player to play in a PGA Tour event when he qualified for The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass via his position in the OWGR.