Patrick Reed joins LIV Golf Invitational Series

Patrick Reed, ranked World No. 36 owns one Masters, nine career victories and a few Ryder Cup heroics, will be a regular competitor on the new LIV Golf Invitational Series.

BOSTON, Mass – LIV Golf has announced that Patrick Reed, Masters champion and nine-time winner as a professional, has joined LIV Golf. Reed is the ninth major champion to commit to the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which has some of the game’s biggest names competing this week in LIV Golf’s historic first-ever tournament in London.

“The growing roster of LIV Golf players gets even stronger today with a player of Patrick Reed’s caliber. He has a proven track record as one of the most consistent competitors in pro golf and adds yet another big presence at our tournaments,” said Greg Norman, LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner. “He’s a Major champion who has had a significant impact playing international team competitions, and he’ll bring another impressive dynamic to our team-based format at LIV Golf.”

Reed has competed in more than 300 events since turning pro in 2010. The 31-year-old has finished in the top-ten 72 times, including 25 top-three finishes. Reed has represented the United States in three Ryder Cups and three Presidents Cups in which he’s helped lead his country to four victories in addition to being a two-time Olympian. The LIV Golf Invitational Series officially launched June 9 to fans around the world showcasing its new, innovative format with 12 teams, 48-players, shotgun starts and no cut.

LIV Golf is owned and operated by LIV Golf Investments whose vision and mission are centered around making holistic and sustainable investments to enhance the global golf ecosystem and unlock the sport’s untapped worldwide potential.

The International, the only private, 36-hole golf club in greater Boston, will welcome Reed and a host of top world-class players hosting one of eight LIV Golf Invitational tournaments. The club will host the event over Labor Day September 2-4, with 48 of the world’s top players playing for a purse of $20 million with the winner pocketing $4 million. https://www.livgolf.com/events/the-international-boston

Complete, live coverage is globally available direct to consumers on www.LIVGolf.com, YouTube and Facebook. LIV Golf event broadcasts are also aired live on a global roster of leading premium and free-to-air broadcasters providing coverage in over 150 territories around the world. The list of global networks covering the LIV Golf Invitational Series is available on www.LIVGolf.com.

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Jim got his start in golf writing with a gig at a Connecticut-based golf magazine, where he interviewed Ernie Els, among others. Since then, he’s covered tournaments for the LPGA, PGA Tour, Champions Tour and many amateur events. His work has been published in a number of magazines including GolfBoston Travel & Leisure, Southern New England Golf, New England Golf Monthly and Rhode Island Monthly. Jim ‘s favorite golf courses are Kebo Valley in Bar Harbor, Maine, Pebble Beach and Furry Creek in Vancouver B.C. and almost any Donald Ross course. Jim can be reached by email at golfer1051@yahoo.com.

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