Updated Jan. 13, 2026, 10:49 p.m. ET
The PGA Tour has reinstated another former LIV Golf player (and broadcaster).
Pat Perez, who competed for three years on LIV Golf before working as an announcer in 2025, is again a member of the PGA Tour. The Tour confirmed the news with Golfweek, and Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig first reported the news Tuesday. The three-time PGA Tour winner has been reinstated but hasn’t been told when he will be allowed to play again.
On Monday, the Tour announced Brooks Koepka would make his return to the Tour via the Returning Member Program. Only four players, Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith, meet the criteria for the Returning Member Program.
“Players that do not qualify for the Returning Member Program can only be reinstated in accordance with the nonmember policy and any applicable disciplinary process,” the Tour said in a statement. “At his request, Pat Perez was reinstated as a member but is not eligible to participate in PGA Tour-affiliated tournaments at this time. The PGA Tour does not comment on disciplinary matters.”
Perez last played for LIV Golf in August 2024, but his work as a broadcaster last year is viewed as promoting an unauthorized event, per PGA Tour guidelines. Players have been banned for one year from the last date played on LIV Golf, but it’s unclear how long Perez’s suspension will be.
He turns 50 in March and will be eligible to compete on the PGA Tour Champions thanks to the PGA Tour all-time money list category. Perez made more than $26 million in his career. He’ll also be eligible to compete in three senior majors this year: the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open.
