Patrick Reed is widely expected to tee it up at Riyadh. However, his stance with LIV Golf is still at an important crossroads. 

After winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic by four shots, Reed revealed, “We're still finalizing the contract; we're not complete on that yet.”

“I haven't talked to the team back home or anything like that. But at the moment, I plan on teeing it up there in Riyadh, and I'd be surprised if we're not.”

He has remained an important member of Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces. Back in 2025, he secured his first win in the Saudi-backed league at Dallas. It was also his first win in his home state, Texas. But does he have plans other than continuing with LIV Golf?

Of course, he does!

Reed continued, “Continue to play out here and be in the top 10 [on the season-ending DP World Tour rankings] and be on the PGA Tour next year.”

He clarified, claiming that good golf often takes care of itself. Hence, if the negotiations with LIV Golf failed, he’d either play on the DP World Tour and secure a top-10 spot there or get back to the PGA Tour, following in Brooks Koepka’s footsteps. 

But for now, he has set his aim at continuing to ride on the momentum that the Dubai Desert Classic win brought him. 

Patrick Reed Has Set His Goals High

Reed confessed his desire to “hoist up a lot more of these trophies.” He made some changes during the off-season, and these changes boosted his confidence with the win. 

He said, “Hopefully with that confidence, it allows me to play a little freer, play a little more aggressive, and hopefully have a lot more chances late Sundays to win, and really just kind of get ready for Augusta and hopefully put on another green jacket and secure all the majors for five years rather than always having to be year by year.”

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Written by

Krushna Pattnaik

Edited by

Oajaswini Prabhu