AUGUSTA, Ga. — Patrick Reed was so consumed with a putter that went chilly in the course of the Masters that he may not have contemplated the place his third-place end may lead.
He moved as much as No. 49 on the planet rating, which on the very least assures a spot within the PGA Championship subsequent month. And the PGA Championship offers him one other probability to accrue rating factors, one thing he cannot get with LIV Golf.
The PGA Championship, to be performed Could 15-18 at Quail Hole, is the ultimate week earlier than the U.S. Open exempts the highest 60 on the planet. It would not take a lot for Reed to maneuver up as a result of his divisor within the formulation is on the minimal 40.
Reed didn’t make it to the U.S. Open final yr, ending his streak of 41 consecutive majors.
The Open Championship takes the highest 50 on the identical Could 18 cutoff, although Reed already is eligible from being among the many main three gamers within the Worldwide Collection Macau on the Asian Tour, which was a part of the qualifying sequence.
Reed now has 4 high 10s within the 5 tournaments he has performed outdoors LIV Golf this yr. He tied for tenth in Dubai and tied for eighth in Ras Al Khaimah on the European Tour. He was a runner-up in Macau and completed third on the Masters.
Reed ended final yr at No. 128.
It was a powerful end on the Masters, although he wasn’t joyful from the opening spherical. Few gamers had been extra blunt assessing their efficiency. Reed opened with a 71.
“Piss poor, fairly easy,” Reed mentioned after his Thursday spherical. “Hit it effective, missed it within the improper spots, and putted like a blind man.”
He did not change his tune when he completed at 9-under 279, two pictures out of the playoff.
“The putter killed me, killed me this week,” Reed mentioned Sunday. “Actually misplaced my alternative to win a inexperienced jacket due to the putter.”
Previous to the PGA Championship, Reed will make stops in Mexico Metropolis (April 25-27) and South Korea (Could 2-4) for LIV Golf occasions.
