Brooks Koepka makes shock LIV Golf admission ahead of The Masters

Brooks Koepka believes LIV Golf is “behind where it should be" ahead of the 2025 Masters. 

Koepka, 34, made the shock move from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf in the summer of 2022.

The big-hitting American is understood to have accepted a fee in the region of $125m as a result. 

But the three-time PGA Championship winner is no stranger to speaking his mind and he has certainly not held back on his opinion about the current status of the breakaway Saudi golf league. 

Speaking to Joe Pompliano on ‘The Joe Pomp Show’, Koepka discussed the growth of LIV Golf and what it's ike to be the owner of Smash GC.

And it was there where his comments about LIV Golf lagging behind the PGA Tour came out. 

“Look, we’re four years in, it’s just getting its feet wet and figuring out what direction they want it to go.” said Koepka. 

“Obviously, there’s been a lot of change and hires of people within LIV, and I think Scott’s a great guy, and he can lead LIV to where it needs to be and where I think it should be, because we are behind."

Koepka added: "Behind where we should be from bringing sponsors in to hitting the international market and the US market.”

The former World No.1 has played 38 events on the Saudi-backed league so far and has won a record five times.

Koepka sits fifth on the all-time LIV Golf career earnings, having earned over $42m on the course. 

The two-time US Open champion also discussed how the league could improve through a new TV deal.

“It definitely helps, but we need to take that and expand it and grow it," continued Koepka. 

“We’re not on FOX every time we play, so we’ve still got room to grow, but we’ve got the right people in charge now, and I’m excited to see where it goes.”

Discussing how the different setup of LIV Golf as opposed to the PGA Tour has changed the fan base, Koepka explained how the tournament experience at LIV is key to getting fans hooked. 

“It's been fun to be able to see the fans and the way that they can return," he added.

"Like I said, it's a different demographic than whatever has been done before.

“I think as a player, inside the ropes you look out and see its a lot younger crowd and also you can bring your family and that’s important.

“I’ve got a young kid, and you want to be able to pass that on to the younger generation.”

When asked about the potential worry that a younger crowd could result in more talk and shouts from the crowd, Koepka said: “That’s the way the sports going, more vocal, people want to chirp you, they want a reaction out of you.

“But it's fun, it's evolving, technologies evolving, and look its just golf at the end of the day, and you got to make it more fun and entertaining and the attention span that the younger generation has isnt as long as everyone sitting on the couch watching golf for five six hours.

“You have to be able to innovate and create different things - thats what we’re trying to do, TGL’s doing the same thing - its just a matter of putting a good product out in front of people and at the end of the day if you put good golf in front of people they are going to want to watch it.

“There’s a big platform if you use it correctly.”

Koepka, who despite winning five majors, has yet to win at The Masters or The Open.

But he is desperate to win more.

“Everything is just a tune up for the majors; the four majors are where it's at, it’s what you are remembered by in history."

Koepka has had two very close calls at The Masters, finishing T2 in both 2019 and 2023. 

Arguably his best chance came in 2023 when he threw away a four-shot lead in the final round to Jon Rahm.