Patrick Reed says he hasn't yet finalized new LIV Golf deal - ESPN

After picking up his 12th worldwide victory in the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday, Patrick Reed said he is a free agent and hasn't finalized his contract to play in the LIV Golf League this season.

While Reed hopes to play when the LIV Golf schedule begins Feb. 4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 2018 Masters champion said there are still details to be worked out with his contract.

«Not that I know of,» Reed said Sunday when asked whether he had played in his last LIV Golf tournament. «Not right now. Really just all kind of depends on everything. I mean, I haven't talked to the team back home or anything like that. But at the moment, I plan on teeing it up there in Riyadh, and I'd be surprised if we're not.»

LIV Golf announced Jan. 14 that it had re-signed two-time major champion Dustin Johnson to a multiyear contract extension and indicated that Reed would be returning to the 4Aces, joining Johnson, Thomas Detry and Thomas Pieters.

However, Reed says the deal isn't done.

«We're still finalizing the contract,» Reed said. «We're not complete on that yet.»

With his 4-stroke victory over England's Andy Sullivan at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, Reed picked up his first win on the DP World Tour since 2020.

Reed is expected to climb to 29th in the Official World Golf Ranking, which all but assures him spots in the four majors this season. He has a lifetime exemption to play in the Masters and might have qualified for the U.S. Open and The Open through pathways for LIV golfers based on the league's seasonlong points race.

«It's always nice to lock up the majors,» Reed said. «I mean, any time you go ahead and get a win, it's special. It means a lot. But to do it earlier in the year like this, to be able to take the momentum going into