After his win in Dubai, Patrick Reed faces a decision as his LIV Golf contract remains open and the season opener in Riyadh approaches.
In a press conference following his victory at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour, Texan Patrick Reed spoke about his future with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. Questions arose whether Reed would participate in LIV Golf’s season opener in Riyadh in early February, as he had been evasive in previous responses. Since June 2022, Reed has played for LIV Golf on the 4Aces GC team. Initially, Reed stated that he should be \”ready\” for the next LIV Golf season, which prompted further questions during the conference.
LIV Golf Contract Not Yet Renewed
It turned out that the 35-year-old has not yet renewed his contract with LIV Golf and aims to finalize the details with the Saudi league within roughly two weeks before the season opener, LIV Golf Riyadh, from February 4 to 7. \”We are still working on the contract details,\” Reed said, adding, \”We are not finished yet.\”
Patrick Reed says he has not yet re-signed with LIV Golf for the 2026 season, but that he would be \”surprised\” if he isn’t playing at LIV’s season opener in Riyadh. pic.twitter.com/2mwUQzzWdz
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Reed explained that he prefers not to discuss business matters during tournament play: \”I don’t like talking about business or similar things while I play. So, Monday to Wednesday is the only time to discuss such matters,\” he added. \”When I arrived here this week, I knew I would focus solely on golf from Thursday onward. Starting tonight and tomorrow, we can talk about other things again.\”
Patrick Reed: \”At the Moment, I Plan to Play in Riyadh\”
Patrick Reed is also in the starting field for the next DP World Tour event, the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. Despite the uncertainty, Reed expects to renew his contract: \”I haven’t talked to the team at home or anything yet,\” he said. \”But at the moment, I plan to play in Riyadh and would be surprised if we don’t.\”
Over four years with LIV Golf, Reed placed three times among the top seven overall and celebrated his first individual LIV Golf win last season in Dallas. He remained active outside the league as well: Last year he played 18 Official World Golf Ranking tournaments, up from just ten starts outside of LIV the previous year. Ten of those were on the DP World Tour, where Reed holds a lifetime membership — despite ongoing fines due to his LIV involvement. Reed mentioned early this week that he is willing to pay whatever is necessary to remain active on the DP World Tour.