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Joshua Lees

Brooks Koepka's embarrassing climbdown after fuming about Saudi tour at US Open

After it was reported Brooks Koepka was the latest PGA Tour star to make the switch to the LIV Golf Series, the American was no doubt left red-faced after palming the idea off at last week’s US Open. According to the Telegraph , Koepka will be announced as the latest rebel to link up with the Saudi-backed Golf League later this week.

The signing of the four-time major champion is a confusing one though, with the American often shooting down the idea of him making the move, which he reiterated as recently as a week ago. At last week’s US Open, Koepka was quizzed as to whether he would make the LIV Golf switch to which he responded: “Honestly I haven’t given it much thought.”

Just days later it was reported that the 32-year-old had made the decision to follow the likes of Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and old foe Bryson DeChambeau in signing a mega-money - but controversial - deal.

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