Patrick Reed is Considering More Legal Action After DP World Tour Ruling

After sources reported a couple of days before The Masters that the LIV Golf players were losing their case against the DP World Tour, the ruling was officially handed down just hours before the start of the first round at Augusta National.

Patrick Reed, one of golfers involved in the suit, admitted the timing of the ruling was “coincidental,” but he also used another term for it: “planned.”

The 2018 Masters champion, who also finished tied for fourth this year, told The Times of London that he feels the ruling is wrong and is weighing his next steps.

“Yes, I am [considering further legal action],” Reed said. “I will always and have always planned to play as a proud member of the DP World Tour. Currently, I would be in or around the top eight in the Race to Dubai rankings — if my name was included on this season’s published list.”

Reed finished runner-up to Rory McIlroy in the Dubai Desert Classic in January, and his fourth-place effort at the Masters also would’ve paid handsomely in Race to Dubai points if he were eligible.

There is nothing like the tradition of playing in the first major of the year, @themasters .

Thank you to the tournament staff, volunteers, and grounds crew for a great tournament!

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— Patrick Reed (@PReedGolf) April 10, 2023

The players involved were fined £100,000 and suspended for two events after they took part in LIV’s inaugural event in London last June despite not having clearance from the DP World Tour to do so.

For his part, DPWT CEO Keith Pelley said there’s a path back for the LIV players, but also didn’t disclose what further penalties will be administered for continuing to play on the LIV circuit.

“If they adhere to the consequences, if they pay the fines, if they live with the consequences for breaching that we impose on them in the future, then, yeah, we’ll welcome them back. I have no problem with them playing at all,” Pelley said.

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