The 2025 season seems to be stressful for more than one golfer on the PGA Tour greens. It does not really matter if you’re peeking a look at Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele or Dustin Johnson and Anthony Kim, four golfers who have been pretty vocal about their disappointments with their games. But joining this massive list is none other than the LIV golfer Patrick Reed. And his concerns are as legitimate as the other golfers. For instance, the golfer has been seeing a very tumultuous career.

“I’m getting hammered,” Reed said back in 2022 after falling out of the top-50 in OWGR. Fast forward to 2025 and he has fallen further (129). In fact, Reed played in 7 events this year, including the latest LIV event in Singapore. At the latter, he finished T25, one of the four top-30 performances this season. His best performance came in the DP World Tour at the Ras al Khaimah Championship with a finish of T8. But that’s just the 2025 season. His 2024 season was much the same, with his best finish coming with T3 at LIV Golf Houston. And the result of this staggering performance? Trouble getting into one of the majors.

And this seems to weigh heavy on him. Currently active in Macau for the International Series, the golfer sat down for a much-needed discussion. “Patrick, 7-under. 6-under. Still not quite happy with the game. Why is that?” The interviewer asked. Reed gave a little chuckle and then said, “Well, yeah, I didn’t hit my wedge shots very close today.” Reed seems disappointed, so let’s take a look at his second round.

He continued his impressive run from Thursday by shooting 7 birdies, 1 bogey, and 10 even pars. The result? 6-under 64 to take the lead at 13 under. In fact, if things go in his favor, it is likely Reed will take home the win. But why is Patrick Reed active in Macau when the Masters Tournament is coming up?

It’s because the Open Championship is still far out of Reed’s reach. Part of the R&A’s Open Qualifying Series, this event will offer Reed an exemption into the Open Championship–if he remains in the top 3. On top of that, having withdrawn from the U.S. Open qualifier last year, Reed brought an end to his 41 straight major starts since the 2014 Masters. With that precious streak gone and the Open Championship ahead of him, how does he feel about the situation?  “Honestly? I am not really thinking about it. The biggest day is to go out there and take each day shot by shot. Hopefully, go out and post a good round tomorrow.”

Thankfully, Reed’s performance looks promising in the first two rounds. Essentially, given his win at the 2018 Masters, he has secured a lifetime exemption on the Augusta National. Additionally, since joining LIV, the golfer has had only 15 top-10 finishes, including the 2023 T4 Masters finish. But Patrick Reed isn’t the only golfer fighting to get a chance into the prestigious Open Championship.

Sergio Garcia joins hands with Patrick Reed on his race to the Open Championship

The recent LIV Golf Hong Kong winner, Sergio Garcia, has played in 22 Open Championship tournaments until missing the prestigious event altogether in 2023 and 2024. In all these 22 appearances, he has had 10 top-10 finishes. And Garcia has been pretty good at his game, enough that he hopes he gets a ticket to Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Take for instance his last year. The golfer had 7 top 10s, followed up with this year’s good performance with his second-best finish being LIV Golf Riyadh. Despite this, the golfer has yet to make it into the Open Championship. Currently, in Macau, he sits at 5 with a score of -9. Will he move up by the end of the tournament? That is yet to be seen.

Additionally, having won the 2017 Masters, Garcia has a lifetime exemption for the major. Add to that this year’s PGA Championship, and he has got two major appearances on his hands. However, returning to the Open Championship is tricky, given the lack of world-ranking LIV golfers receive. Talking about it, the golfer said undoubtedly Majors are looking for as many best players as possible. He added ahead of the Macau tournament, “We have the strongest league in the world, you see the quality of players we have in LIV and in our team.” So, what does he think of this rare opportunity?

“This is an important week. It’s a great tournament, it’s a very good field, and also with those three spots up for grabs for The Open Championship, it’s important. It’s my favorite major, so I would love to be back in it, with not playing the last couple of years. So I’m going to give it my best shot this week.”

Last year, Garcia finished T21 at the Macau event and Reed followed with him his fourth position. However, Garcia’s performance in the 2025 season looks promising and so does Reed’s current position on the Macau greens. Will this work in their favor? Just a few more days and we will know!