Masters Champion Reed to Leave LIV Golf

Eligibility to Compete on PGA Tour Restored from August
Kevin Na Also Rejoins, Return Date Yet to Be Determined

Patrick Reed of the United States, who won the Masters in 2018, is leaving LIV Golf. He will return to the PGA Tour.

The PGA Tour announced on January 28 (local time), "Reed has expressed his intention to return to the PGA Tour. He will regain eligibility to compete on the PGA Tour starting August 25 this year." Reed, who has nine career PGA Tour victories, moved to LIV Golf, which launched in June 2022. He also notched a win at the LIV Golf Dallas tournament in June last year. After playing four seasons with LIV Golf, he will now return to the PGA Tour.

Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf to return to the PGA Tour. Photo by EPA Yonhap News

In an interview following his victory at the DP World Tour Hero Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates last week, Reed hinted at the possibility of leaving LIV Golf, stating, "I have not yet extended my contract with LIV Golf." Reed is the second major LIV Golf player to return to the PGA Tour this month, following Brooks Koepka of the United States earlier in January.

After his last appearance at a LIV Golf event, Reed will regain eligibility to compete in PGA Tour tournaments at the end of August this year, about a year later. Since late August coincides with the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs, it is highly likely that Reed will make his return at the Fall Series tournaments starting in September. This year, Reed is expected to focus mainly on the DP World Tour and the Asian Tour. Currently ranked 29th in the world, he is eligible to compete in all four major championships.

ESPN, a U.S. sports media outlet, reported that "Kevin Na, Pat Perez, and Hudson Swafford, all of whom played in LIV Golf, have also regained their PGA Tour membership. Perez and Swafford will be eligible to return to the PGA Tour starting January 2027, while the timing of Kevin Na's return will be announced at a later date."

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