Brooks Koepka has admitted that LIV Golf is “behind where we should be”, after assessing the Saudi-backed league’s progress following the beginning of season four.

Koepka was one of the first big names to make the move to LIV from the PGA Tour, joining the likes of Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. He has taken on a prominent role with the breakaway circuit too, with Koepka one of 15 team captains, leading Smash GC.

There is no doubt the league has more than made its mark at the top of professional golf since its first event just under three years ago, but the Smash skipper believes there is still plenty of work to do.

“We are behind to be fair, behind where we should be. From bringing sponsors in, hitting the international market, the US market,” he told The Joe Pomp Show. “[TV deal with FOX] Definitely helps but we have to take that, expand it and grow it. We are not on FOX every single day we are playing so we have still got room to grow.

“We have the right people in charge now and I am excited to see where it goes.”

In a bid to accelerate their growth, those in charge at the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) made a huge charge at the top, replacing Greg Norman – who had helped get the league off the ground – as CEO.

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Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, and Team Captain Brooks Koepka of Smash GC talk on the first tee during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - Portland

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Coming in for the world No. 1 was Scott O’Neil, who took on the role ahead of the beginning of the 2025 campaign. Welcoming the change in leadership, Koepka commented: “We are four years in. It is just getting its feet wet and figuring out what direction they want it to go,” he added.

“There has been a lot of change in people with hires, now having Scott, he is a great guy I think he can lead the league to where it needs to be.” One aspect that will play a huge role in LIV’s growth is the pending peace deal currently being negotiated between the PGA Tour and PIF.

The two sides have been in negotiations since announcing a framework agreement in June 2023. In recent weeks it has been widely reported that a completed deal is finally approaching, but Koepka remains none the wiser as to what is to come. “Everyone asks that question man,” he said when quizzed on the future of the sport. “If I was in my room I would give my opinion, but I am not in the room.”