Brooks Koepka Adds Interesting Event to His Schedule Ahead of PGA Championship

The five-time major champion will play the opposite-field Myrtle Beach Classic as he hopes to earn a spot in the season's remaining signature events.

Brooks Koepka is playing the Myrtle Beach Classic ahead of the PGA Championship. | Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

The ONEFlight Myrtle Beach Classic just got an interesting addition to the field. 

Brooks Koepka has committed to the PGA Tour opposite-field event next week, which will be played against the Truist Championship, a signature event. 

The five-time major champion left LIV Golf in December and was brought back to the PGA Tour under a newly created returning member program. One of the stipulations of Koepka’s reinstatement was that he could not receive sponsor exemptions into signature events; he can only play them if he qualifies. 

The 35-year-old was the first alternate for the signature RBC Heritage two weeks ago, but did not get into the field. 

Koepka has made eight starts this year, with three missed cuts and four top 20s. He recently placed T12 at the Masters and is second on Tour in strokes-gained approach. 

The Myrtle Beach Classic leads into the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia. Koepka has won three PGAs, most recently in 2023; though he has not recorded a top 10 in a major championship since then. 

If Koepka were to win in Myrtle Beach for his 10th Tour title, he would receive a spot in the season’s remaining two signature events, the Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship. 

He is currently listed as the second alternate for this week’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral, a signature event. Koepka was previously the first alternate, but the Zurich Classic, won by the Fitzpatrick brothers, reshuffled the field, bumping Scheffler down. Therefore, when Patrick Cantlay withdrew Tuesday, Michael Thorbjornsen received a spot in the field.