Brooks Koepka has a brand new LIV teammate.
After months of criticizing teammate Matthew Wolff, Koepka’s Smash GC crew traded Wolff to the RangeGoats in change for reigning LIV particular person champion Talor Gooch.
The transfer ends a months-long drama between Koepka and Wolff, which started this summer time when Koepka ripped into Wolff and referred to as him a “wasted” expertise.
“I’ve mainly given up on him,” Koepka mentioned on the time.
Koepka didn’t again down the remainder of the season, and within the LIV crew championship mentioned that there’s “solely three of us on our crew,” referring to his brother Chase and Jason Kokrak.
Koepka’s crew will look decidedly completely different in 2024, first with the departure of his youthful brother, who was relegated after ending within the backside 4 of the person standings. (Chase Koepka additionally withdrew from this week’s LIV promotions occasion, which might have seen him rejoin the league for subsequent season.) Final week Koepka introduced that he’d signed former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, after which he rounded out his squad by touchdown Gooch, the 32-year-old Oklahoman who simply loved his finest season to this point, when he grew to become the league’s first three-time winner and banked greater than $35 million in earnings.
After ending sixth in his first LIV season, Wolff dropped to twenty seventh within the standings this 12 months.
The commerce now provides Koepka’s crew two of the highest three particular person performers from final season.
“We had our personal battles on the course final season,” Koepka mentioned. “I’d be mendacity if I didn’t say how excited I’m to see him on the rostrum for our squad now.”
Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats crew on Thursday additionally traded Harold Varner III to the 4Aces in change for Peter Uihlein.
