{"id":796752,"date":"2026-10-09T06:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796752\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T06:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:52:28","slug":"patrick-reed-provides-health-update-as-he-returns-from-injury-for-the-spanish-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796752\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Reed provides health update as he returns from injury for the Spanish Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Patrick Reed is back in action at the Spanish Open after suffering an injury at Wentworth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reed was forced to withdraw from a tournament for the first time in his career due to injury at the BMW PGA Championship. He hit a hidden tree root on the ninth hole during his second round, which ultimately ended his tournament. <\/p>\n

It was a difficult decision for Reed, as he\u2019s currently in a battle for the Race to Dubai title with Rory McIlroy. McIlroy closed the gap to Reed with a T2 at Wentworth, meaning Reed now has to outperform the six-time major winner with his performances at the end of the year. <\/p>\n

There is some concern that Reed could rush back from injury with this in mind. He gave an update on his health before the Spanish Open after injuring himself just three weeks ago. <\/p>\n

Patrick Reed provides injury update before Spanish Open<\/p>\n

Reed\u2019s injury really couldn\u2019t have come at a worse time. He was forced to withdraw from the DP World Tour\u2019s flagship event in London, in the middle of the title fight with McIlroy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Upon his return to action at the Spanish Open, he explained how his injury happened, and gave an update on his current health before teeing off in Madrid. <\/p>\n

Speaking to the DP World Tour, he said, \u201cNever saw that coming. It was actually my first time withdrawing during a round of golf due to injury. I would rather have gone out and shot a million than actually withdraw. But my neck and my shoulder were really tight to start the day, wasn\u2019t feeling great, and my shoulder kind of popped on the first tee. <\/p>\n

\u201cThen, after hitting off the path on three and nine, I hit a root I didn\u2019t see, and my hand swelled up. I couldn\u2019t even hit a normal flop shot, and couldn\u2019t hit a normal iron shot on the next hole, and at that point, because I was unable to actually make a normal golf swing, I thought the best thing was to go in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I went in, my hand was all swollen, and because of that, any time they touched it, it was in a lot of pain, so they thought I might have broken something inside the hand, and I flew home the next morning and got some tests and everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLuckily, the hand was okay, and it actually ended up being a shoulder issue. The good thing is it only set me back one week, and I\u2019m able to come back out here and play. It might be uncomfortable, but at the same time I\u2019m able to come out here and perform and do what I\u2019m supposed to do, and that\u2019s swing a golf club.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo no excuses; go out there and continue grinding and hopefully finish off the year strong.\u201d <\/p>\n

Reed isn\u2019t back to 100% health, but he\u2019s going to grit his teeth and get back out there, hoping to extend his lead over McIlroy at the top of the Race to Dubai standings. <\/p>\n

Patrick Reed explains how it felt to withdraw from the BMW PGA Championship<\/p>\n

Withdrawing from Wentworth was a particularly difficult decision for Reed to make because of his past form at the event. Before this year, he\u2019d never finished outside the top five at Wentworth, and he was hoping to win there for the first time. <\/p>\n

Reed expressed how disappointed he was to end his tournament early: \u201cIt was hard. Especially at that place at Wentworth. It\u2019s such an amazing event, and the turnout is awesome. I\u2019ve played some really good golf there at that event because of that. I was in form. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was playing really well, hitting the ball great, and for that unfortunate Friday to happen, it\u2019s just one of those things that obviously you don\u2019t ever want to happen. But at the same time, it\u2019s just one of those other obstacles- the ups and downs you have to deal with throughout the year to hopefully close out the year. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we made the right decision. I took off last week to give myself one extra week- doctor\u2019s orders. Because of that, I feel like I\u2019m healthy enough to come back out here and play and compete, and the game still feels pretty solid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hopefully Reed can still perform to the best of his ability down the stretch to contend for the Race to Dubai title, because this promises to be an incredible clash between two greats of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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