{"id":16633,"date":"2026-01-28T20:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=16633"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:16:32","slug":"patrick-reed-leaves-liv-golf-to-make-pga-tour-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=16633","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Reed leaves LIV Golf to make PGA Tour return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/article\/news\/latest\/2026\/01\/28\/patrick-reed-announces-plan-to-return-to-pga-tour-at-end-of-year-eyes-status-for-2027-season\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">A PGA Tour statement said:<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> &#8220;Given that he resigned his Tour membership prior to violating any Tour regulations, he would be eligible to return to Tour competition on August 25, 2026, as a non-member, provided that he complies with Tour regulations and does not participate in additional unauthorised events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;At that time, Reed would be eligible to participate in FedExCup Fall events as a non-member and could accept sponsor exemptions or participate in open qualifying for those tournaments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Reed would then be able to reinstate his membership for the 2027 Tour season, where he would play out of the past champion category.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It added Reed planned to play on the Europe-based DP World Tour this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/golf\/articles\/cwyw34g02z6o\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">having won the Dubai Desert Classic<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;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,&#8221; said Reed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I am very fortunate for the opportunities that have come my way and grateful for the life we have created. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I am moving forward in my career, and I look forward to competing on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. I can&#8217;t wait to get back out there and revisit some of the best places on earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I want to thank everyone involved for helping me make this decision. Over the last four years, I have learned a lot about myself, about who I am and who I am not, and for that I am forever grateful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Reed was part of the 4Aces team in LIV Golf alongside fellow American Dustin Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;To Dustin Johnson, The Aces, and LIV Golf, I want to thank you for the memories we shared and created together,&#8221; added Reed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;To golf fans around the world, I just want to thank you all for your continued support over the years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I just ask that you respect the decision we have made for our family, our children, and our future. Thank you for your continued support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Reed&#8217;s move comes with LIV Golf preparing for a fifth season in the first week of February in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;LIV has always been an advocate for player movement and recognises that when golf settles into a new normal, players will not only have the right, but the opportunity to play golf when and where they want,&#8221; added the LIV statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;As we look forward, our focus remains on building teams and a league that fans can believe in and players enjoy &#8211; those who compete at the highest level, play the game the right way, and understand the responsibility to grow the game around the world by engaging fans and celebrating partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/golf\/articles\/c07xye18ndyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PGA Tour statement said:, ex&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[251],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}