Patrick Reed is likely to seal a 2027 PGA Tour card with a win in Qatar
Just two weeks after leaving LIV Golf and announcing his intentions to return to the PGA Tour, Patrick Reed already appears to be closing his card for the 2027 season.
On Sunday, Reed became the first American to win the DP World Tour’s Qatar Masters. The win, his second on the European circuit in three weeks, catapulted Reed to the top of the Race To Dubai list. The top 10 undrafted players on the PGA Tour receive cards at the end of the season. Reed won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic two weeks ago and lost in the final last week in Bahrain before lifting the trophy in Qatar.
“This little run I’ve had, two wins and a second, it’s been great,” Reed said. “There’s nothing more we could have asked for than what we did. It’s special to come out here, especially to get two wins early in the season, and hopefully there’s more to come.”
Two weeks ago, after his win in Dubai, Reed revealed that he is currently out of contract with LIV Golf and is yet to negotiate his return to the league. Three days later, Reed announced he was leaving LIV and plans to play on the DP World Tour in 2026 while he waits out his PGA Tour suspension, which will expire at the end of August. He planned to use the release of his past champions to regain the position. But with two wins and a playoff loss in his last three DP World Tour starts, Reed has already locked up his 2027 PGA Tour card.
The 2018 Masters champion currently has 2,259.70 points in the Race to Dubai. Last season, Jordan Smith finished 10th with 2,203.32 points. In 2024, Tom McKibbin, who finally decided to give up the PGA Tour to join LIV, finished in 10th place with 1,897.45 points.
Reed entered Sunday in Qatar leading, but early bogeys on No. 2 and No. Reed steadied the ship on the back nine by making birdies on 10, 11 and 14 to eventually beat Callum Scott by two.
“It wasn’t very good out there on the back nine,” Reed said. “To lose the lead like that and be able to flip the switch there on the back nine seemed amazing. I just needed a putt to get in. I mean, I had 18 putts on the front nine; yesterday, I had 33 putts, so I felt like I was hitting the ball well. I felt like I was good when we changed – you know, putting that point – and we decided to rely on that point – and we decided to rely on that point. process, and we were able to do something.
“I feel amazing. This one hasn’t fully come in, but today, the way the day was stressful, I was very proud because it was going to get away from me so easily. The golf we’ve played since the beginning of the season has been great golf. I feel really confident in my golf game right now, and it’s always amazing to come and play the way we do here, especially here.”
With the win, Reed moves back into the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time since 2021. He is banned from the Masters for life, but his status in the OWGR means he should be eligible to play in all four majors this season.
It took Patrick Reed all three tournaments on the DP World Tour to secure his full-time PGA Tour card for the 2027 season.
But now sitting atop the Race To Dubai, Reed is determined to become the first American to win the Race to Dubai since Collin Morikawa in 2021.
“It’s always on your radar,” Reed said. “Trust me, you’d rather lead than hunt and chase. It’s always been my dream to be an American and come out here and win the race to Dubai. And hey, we’re off to a fast start.”
