Golf-American Reed latest to join LIV Series By Reuters

ST ALBANS, England (Reuters) – Former Masters champion Patrick Reed has change into the most recent golfer to hitch the profitable LIV Golf Invitational Sequence, the Saudi-backed league stated on Saturday.

Reed, who received the Masters in 2018, has 12 wins on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. LIV introduced Reed as its latest member on Twitter (NYSE:) https://twitter.com/LIVGolfInv/standing/1535652475411345408.

The 31-year-old American joins former world primary Dustin Johnson, six-times main champion Phil Mickelson and former U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau in becoming a member of the LIV Sequence which had its inaugural occasion in London this week.

The large-hitting DeChambeau jumped ship from the PGA Tour on Friday and can make his debut within the second occasion of the sequence in Portland, Oregon, later this month.

The PGA Tour stated on Thursday it could droop gamers who turned out for the LIV occasion however some golfers had already resigned from the Tour earlier than the sanctions have been introduced.

“The rising roster of LIV Golf gamers will get even stronger immediately with a participant of Patrick Reed’s (NASDAQ:) calibre,” LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman stated in an announcement.

“He has a confirmed monitor report as one of the constant opponents in professional golf and provides one more massive presence at our tournaments. He is a significant champion and he’ll deliver one other spectacular dynamic to our team-based format at LIV Golf.”

The eight-event LIV Sequence, bankrolled to the tune of $250 million by the Saudi’s Public Funding Fund (PIF) started this week on the Centurion Membership north of London.

Occasions, with fields of 48, happen over 54 holes with no cuts and shotgun begins. In addition to a person occasion, gamers additionally compete for groups with enormous prize cash at stake.

The person winner of every occasion will bag $4 million — the most important prize in golf historical past.