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<\/p>\nReed, 35, revealed that he was still an LIV Golf free agent after winning last Sunday at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.<\/p>\n
His 2018 Masters championship headlines his nine wins on the PGA Tour. He joined LIV Golf in June 2022, recorded his lone victory last season in a playoff at LIV Dallas in June, and last competed in an event at LIV Michigan in August.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m a traditionalist at heart, and I was born to play on the PGA Tour.\u2019<\/p>\n
American golfer Patrick Reed<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank everyone involved for helping me make this decision,\u201d Reed wrote. \u201cOver 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo Dustin Johnson, the Aces and LIV Golf, I want to thank you for the memories we shared and created together.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo golf fans around the world, I just want to thank you all for your continued support over the years. I just ask that you respect the decision we have made for our family, our children, and our future.\u201d<\/p>\n
LIV Golf offered the following statement on Reed: \u201cWe were not able to come to terms with Patrick on a potential contract extension. We\u2019re grateful for everything he contributed during his time on the 4Aces at LIV Golf and wish him the best.<\/p>\n
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Patrick Reed won the Masters in 2018.Credit: AP<\/p>\n
\u201cLIV 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we look forward, our focus remains on building teams and a league that fans can believe in and players enjoy \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re building the world\u2019s golf league and every decision we make is guided by what\u2019s best for the long-term future of the game, our players, and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not everyone is a fan of the PGA\u2019s stance of allowing LIV golfers to return to action \u2013 most notably former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s pretty amazing that Brooks had the courage to make that decision,\u201d Matsuyama told Today\u2019s Golfer. \u201cBut I\u2019m puzzled that the PGA Tour didn\u2019t explain anything to the players. At the very least, I didn\u2019t know that such a rule was in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Koepka and Reed will not be fully vested in all the sport\u2019s financial rewards initially.<\/p>\n
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According to the PGA Tour, players coming through the returning member program may not participate in the player equity program through 2030.<\/p>\n
Matsuyama, of Japan, still had questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile there has been a financial hit, what about the non-monetary aspects? What happened to the rule that players who participated in LIV were not allowed to compete for a year? That\u2019s what I\u2019m thinking about more.\u201d<\/p>\n
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