Another major winner is leaving LIV Golf and rejoining the PGA Tour. Patrick Reed, 2018 Masters champion, will follow five-time major winner Brooks Koepka back to the PGA Tour.
On Wednesday morning, Reed issued a statement which read, in part:
After careful thought and consideration, my family and I have decided that I will no longer compete on the LIV Golf Tour.
I am excited to announce that I am returning to the PGA TOUR as a past champion member for the 2027 season and am eligible to begin competing in PGA TOUR events later this year.
I will continue to compete and play as an Honorary Lifetime Member on the DP World Tour, which is something that I am truly honored and excited to do.
I’m a traditionalist at heart, and I was born to play on the PGA TOUR, which is where my story began with my wife, Justine.
Earlier this month, the PGA Tour announced its "Returning Member Program," opening the door to certain players who had left the Tour to compete for LIV Golf, including Koepka. Reed, whose Masters win fell outside the program's stipulations, was not eligible to return via that pathway, but will be able to pursue a different route back to the Tour. The deadline for the Returning Member Program is Feb. 2, and so far the other three players eligible for that pathway — Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith — have opted to remain with LIV.
Reed is a nine-time PGA Tour winner, including that 2018 Masters victory, and recently won the DP World Tour’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic. He's currently ranked 29th in the Official World Golf Rankings thanks to his strong performances on the DP World Tour; LIV tournaments are not presently counted toward world rankings.
Per PGA Tour regulations, Reed is eligible to return to Tour competitions in August 2026. That would allow him to compete on the Tour's fall schedule, as long as he doesn't compete in any unauthorized — i.e. LIV Golf — events before then. Reed can also compete on the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) immediately; he currently ranks second in the DP's Race to Dubai season-long competition. However, as a returning member, Reed will be ineligible to participate in the Tour's player equity program until after the 2030 season.
This story is developing and will be updated.
