Patrick Reed seems like a renewed drive.
The 2018 Masters champion has spent the final 4 years enjoying on the LIV Golf Tour having resigned from the PGA Tour in June 2022 earlier than making a turnaround in January of this yr and announcing his return to America’s main tour card.
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He is eligible to return for invitational occasions from late August this yr and on a full-time foundation in 2027 resulting from his previous champion standing.
Since leaving LIV, Reed has performed on the DP World Tour in Europe and has won twice and finished second in three tournaments because the begin of the yr. As such, he has additional secured his PGA Tour return by way of one of many 10 playing cards the European league arms out to its prime finishers within the Race to Dubai standings although he’ll nonetheless want to attend till the autumn season to start.
His type, plus his earlier outcomes at Augusta National, can be an enormous issue into why he’s being marked as a contender for this week’s first main of the season.
Yet, his press convention on Monday was dominated with questions on his current previous and his doable future.
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Reed’s departure from LIV was a sudden affair and got here with out hearsay or warning for most individuals together with Reed himself who advised the media: “Yeah, it definitely happened quickly.
“But it was one of those that, when I was over there in Dubai and playing, I really just kind of was sitting back and realizing that I wanted to get back and not only join—have an opportunity back on the PGA Tour, but get back to the traditional way of golf and playing.
“When I stood there in Dubai, that Saturday the entire range is full, and then guys just start disappearing, and you’re the last man on that tee box. Then you’re walking to the tee, you’re the last name announced, and you’ve lost the lead because someone is 5-under through 8. All those just rushes and those scenarios, kind of going back into playing golf that way, where you’re going out there and you’re having the battles between not just yourself, but the other guys on the leaderboard. For me, I wanted that back, I wanted that adrenaline back, and those feelings, especially with the way I played those last three weeks.”
Patrick Reed is a former Masters champion and will likely be seeking to impress this week (AP)
The 35-year-old additionally defined how he wished to spend extra time along with his household which had been restricted by LIV’s worldwide tour.
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“My daughter is now 11; little man’s eight. It seems like time has flown,” he stated. “I definitely want to watch them grow up and be home a little bit more, yet still at the same time to play against the best guys.
“To be honest with you, it was one of those decisions that I felt like was the best, not just for the golf game, but also for my family to spend more time with them. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it obviously being at home and spending time with the kiddos and my wife.”
Reed has already received twice on the DP World Tour this yr and is being tipped to carry out effectively at The Masters (AFP through Getty Images)
Reed ended by clarifying that there was no dangerous blood between himself and former employer and that leaving LIV was the ‘best thing’ for himself and his household.
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He added: “Yeah, there’s nothing that I felt like was going on between LIV and us or anything like that. Like I said, we had a contract, had a deal, but at the end of the day, I felt like the best thing for us was to come to the PGA Tour again.”