Patrick Reed expects more and more LIV Golf players to follow in his footsteps and compete on Asian Tour

Patrick Reed with fellow LIV Golf players Sihwan Kim and Scott Vincent ahead of the Asian Tour International Series Singapore. Asian Tour

By Matt Smith
LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed has backed the possibility of LIV Golf players becoming a regular feature on the Asian Tour following their ban from the PGA Tour.

The former Masters champion and a member of Dustin Johnson’s 4 Aces team on LIV Golf is in Singapore this week for the very first time, to compete in the International Series event on the Asian Tour, and is confident more and more ‘LIV-ers’ will follow in his footsteps.

“I definitely think a lot more guys will come over and start playing more events,” he said ahead of Thursday’s tee off in the Invitational Series Singapore on the Tampines Course at Tanah Merah Country Club. “Personally, having talked to some of the guys, trying to grow the game round the world, the only way you are going to do that is by travelling and playing on different Tours at different events like the International Series.

“To grow the game of golf, just like any business, the only way you can become successful is to spend a little money to make money. And to help out and grow the purses of the International Series that is going to bring money not only to those events but the Asian Tour and allow them to sustain and grow larger and larger. At the end of the day if the guys go and have fun and enjoy themselves, they are going to come back and play more events.”

This year he started playing the LIV Golf Invitational events and enjoyed success at the most recent tournament in Bedminster where his 4 Aces GC side – which included captain Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch and Pat Perez – finished first, while he was fifth individually.

Now he is loving his time in Singapore, where 22 LIV Golfers will tee it up with the best on the Asian Tour.

“It’s awesome to be here,” said the American, on the eve of the US$1.5 million event.“I have heard a lot of amazing things about the area and the golf course. To be able to come and experience it myself is amazing and watching the [National Day] fireworks last night was great.”

Reed played in the Saudi International earlier this year, so this week is only his second appearance on the Asian Tour and certainly not his last.

“There is a lot of things that go into it, and when the people treat you like family as they have here, it makes the experience that much better,” he said.

“With that being said, I will try and pull as many players over to start playing some more events because that is the only way you can grow the game by getting outside of your bubble and start playing different places. I have always loved travelling and playing, so to be able to come and play events like this is a real treat.”

Reed has been paired in the first two rounds with another two ‘LIV-ers’ Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai and Justin Harding from South Africa.

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