Koepka excited for PGA Tour return, anxious about reception

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SAN DIEGO -- Brooks Koepka was freed from the final year of his contract with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, and the first person he called was Tiger Woods. Three weeks later, the PGA Tour created a path back for him that starts at Torrey Pines.

Koepka said Tuesday he can't wait for the week to end because of all the attention. The gratitude of returning to the PGA Tour comes with the kind of nerves the five-time major champion rarely experiences -- wondering what others think about him.

"It feels a little bit different," he said ahead of the Farmers Insurance Open, his first non-major on the PGA Tour since he lost in the quarterfinals…