LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed to play in Asian Tour events | Golf News and Tour Information

LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed has fully commited to taking part in in two impending Asian Tour activities.

On Tuesday, the Asian Tour—which has a partnership with LIV Golfing after acquiring a $300 million financial investment from the Saudi-backed group earlier this year—announced that Reed would make his circuit debut at the Global Collection Singapore (Aug. 11-14) together with a follow-up begin at the Intercontinental Collection Korea (Aug 18-21). Equally functions will give a $1.5 million purse, with a $270,000 look at to the winner. At Trump Bedminster previous 7 days Reed earned $975,000 for ending fifth in the 48-participant field, along with an more $750,000 for becoming a element of the profitable staff.

The announcement is noteworthy for two explanations. Because LIV Golfing is not accredited by the Official World Golf Ranking procedure, LIV users do not acquire OWGR details and so have witnessed their rankings drop. Their positions are vital for getting entry into the major championships, as (at present, at minimum) the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open up and Open Championship have exemptions for the top rated OWGR players. At the Open at St. Andrews last thirty day period, LIV member Paul Casey outlined a group of LIV golfers had been thinking of touring to Asian Tour activities in get to boost their dwindling numbers.

Undoubtedly that concern applies to Reed, whose exemptions from his 2018 Masters victory into the other a few majors have operate out. After as large as No. 7 in the planet in 2021, Reed enters the week at No. 46 in the OWGR. The fall is not just predicated on his jump to LIV in his very last 16 tour-sanctioned begins Reed posted just one major-10 end.

The 2nd explanation Reed’s Asian Tour participate in is notable is that he said a single of the appeals with becoming a member of LIV Golf was its minimal plan, that he was worn out of the regular journey demanded of the PGA Tour grind. “It wears on you. It wears on you as an athlete, wears on you as a person, as a father, and this is for me, I really feel like this is the best choice at any time,” Reed mentioned when signing up for LIV. “… Now I can compete at the optimum level, but also get ready and get all set for each individual single occasion and be able to be property, and even although I’ll be grinding at residence acquiring all set, I am going to be in a position to spend time with the young children.”

Thanks to his defection to LIV Golfing, Reed can no for a longer time participate in on the PGA Tour Reed himself mentioned he resigned his membership.

Previous week LIV Golf finished its third party in its inaugural 8-event year. Its upcoming competitiveness is scheduled for the initial week of September.