Patrick Reed is latest defection from PGA to Saudi series
ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Patrick Reed is the latest former Masters champion to sign up to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series inside defiance of the PGA Tour.
The 19th defection from the PGA Tour was announced Saturday throughout the final circular of the inaugural LIV event at Centurion Golf Club external outside London, where Charl Schwartzel of South Africa was on way for a victory that would be paid him $4.75 million.
The lucrative rewards for joining the series funded by Saudi Arabia's sovereign affluence fund have not been sufficient to entice some players ranked inside the world's top 10.
Reed, who has won almost $37 million inside a decade on the PGA Tour, is ranked 36th. The American's only greatest come first in was the 2018 Masters.
Having appeared at trio Ryder Cups, where he has been one of the brashest characters on the American team, Reed's decision could see him ineligible for selection inside the future.
Reed said he would build his debut on the following place an extremity to of the LIV Golf series inside Portland, Oregon, on June 30-July 2.
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