Patrick Reed is set to quit LIV Golf and rejoin the PGA Tour, using the new Returning Member Program that recently helped Brooks Koepka. The 2018 Masters champion plans to resume as a past champion member
in 2027, while also gaining limited access to PGA Tour events earlier.
Reed confirms the decision four years after first signing with the Saudi-funded series in 2022. The move follows the PGA Tour’s creation of a pathway for select former members, allowing certain major winners and Players champions to return after extended spells away from the circuit.
The Returning Member Program applies only to golfers who have been absent from the PGA Tour for at least two years. Eligible players must also have claimed either a major championship or The Players Championship within the previous four seasons, narrowing the field to a small group of leading names.
Koepka was the first high-profile player to take advantage, and Reed indicated interest soon after that announcement. Reed has now followed through by formally notifying the PGA Tour of the intention to come back, while also setting out a schedule that bridges LIV Golf exit and full PGA status.
Reed’s final LIV Golf appearance came on 24 August 2025. Under current rules, Reed becomes eligible to tee up again on the PGA Tour exactly one year later, from 25 August 2026. That window allows Reed to seek competitive starts before official reinstatement as a full past champion member.
The first 2026 PGA Tour event Reed could realistically enter is the Biltmore Championship, scheduled in September. During this interim period, Reed can play as a non-member because Reed resigned PGA Tour membership in 2022 before breaking any PGA Tour Regulations relating to LIV Golf participation.
The PGA Tour outlined Reed’s position, noting that the nine-time PGA Tour winner is applying for reinstatement for the 2027 season from the past champion category. Reed can also attempt to strengthen status through performances on the DP World Tour, which remains a key pathway under the tours’ arrangements.
Any player who returns through the Returning Member Program faces one clear restriction. Former members, including Reed, are barred from the PGA Tour’s Player Equity Program until 2030. The rule applies across the board, aligning with the conditions already made public when Koepka’s route back was confirmed.
Reed plans to keep competing on both sides of the Atlantic while the transition unfolds. Reed stated an intention to continue as an Honorary Lifetime Member on the DP World Tour and highlighted a long-standing attachment to the PGA Tour, describing that circuit as the place where Reed’s professional story first truly developed.
Reed’s public message about the decision came through a detailed social media post.The message underlined Reed’s commitment to the traditional tour structure and to the DP World Tour role.After careful thought and consideration, my family and I have decided that I will no longer compete on the LIV Golf Tour. I am excited to announce that I am returning to the PGA TOUR as a past champion member for the 2027 season and am eligible to begin competing in PGA TOUR pic.twitter.com/LFq61njCrhPatrick Reed (@PReedGolf) January 28, 2026
Key dates in Reed’s eligibility and status can be summarised as follows:
