Brooks Koepka to make debut in PGA Tour event
The five-time major champion will team up with his father, Bob, for the first time at the annual Florida event after returning to the PGA Tour this season.
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka will make his PNC Championship debut in December.
The 36-year-old will feature in the 20-team field at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando from December 17-20.
Koepka will team up with his father, Bob, for the annual silly season event that is contested over 36 holes.
"I'm looking forward to a truly special week with my dad, and making some memories together," Koepka said in a news release.
Koepka's participation adds another event to an increasingly busy off-season schedule.
The former LIV Golf player was confirmed as one of four participants in the returning Skins Game in November.
Koepka will compete in that event against Justin Thomas, Jackson Koivun and Wyndham Clark.
The American had been ineligible for the PNC Championship in recent years because of his involvement with LIV Golf, but his return to the PGA Tour this season has opened the door to his first appearance in the popular family tournament.
The PNC Championship is played as a two-person scramble, with each team featuring a major champion or a winner of The Players Championship alongside a non-professional family member.
Matt Kuchar won the 2025 PNC Championship alongside his son Cameron.
The PGA Tour veteran will return this year, but he will be partnered by his youngest son, Carson.
Six-time PNC Championship winner Bernhard Langer is also set to compete, teaming up with his daughter Christina DeJong for the first time since 2016.
Further participants for the 2026 edition are expected to be announced at a later date.
Tiger Woods, at this point, is likely to play, having been spotted making full swings at golf clinics in recent weeks.
Woods, 50, has played at the PNC Championship alongside his teenage son Charlie on five occasions.
The pair made their debut in 2020 but have never won the event.
They were defeated by Langer and his son Jason in a sudden-death playoff at the 2024 PNC Championship.
Team Woods did not play last year as the 15-time major champion was recovering from back surgery.
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