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 that others think about him.

When Brooks Koepka got his release from LIV Golf late last year, which set in motion his eventual return to the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods was the first person who came to mind for a phone call.

Woods, who as well as being a 15-time major winner is chairman of the PGA Tour's Future Competitions Committee, is still the player his contemporaries look up to and Koepka knew he was his first point...