In December of last year, Augusta National Golf Club revealed that LIV golfers will be allowed to compete in the Masters 2023. The organizers had confirmed that any golfer who qualified for the tournament based on its previous criteria will be allowed to play in 2023.

Last year, 2018 Masters champion, Patrick Reed, joined a string of golfers at the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. Following his departure from the PGA tour, the 32-year-old’s chances of playing at this year’s Masters came under scrutiny.

However, Patrick Reed’s fans can take a sigh of relief as he will be competing at the Masters this year.

Patrick Reed Eligible for the Masters Tournament? 

The 2023 tournament will be the 87th edition of the Masters tournament. The coveted tournament will take place from April 6-9 at the prestigious Augusta National.

Last year, the organizers confirmed that golfers meeting the qualifying criteria will be eligible to compete at the Masters tournament.

“Our focus is to honor the tradition of bringing together a preeminent field of golfers this coming April,” Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley shared in his statement.

As a previous Masters champion, Reed is eligible to compete at the tournament. Other eligible LIV golfers include Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, and Sergio Garcia.

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Another qualifying criteria is that the player has to be in the Top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Had it not been for his previous victory at the tournament, the 66th-ranked, Reed, would not be eligible to play.

Patrick Reed Shows Off His Masters Invitation

The paper invitation sent out to eligible players is a longstanding Masters tradition. It is a huge milestone for golfers to receive this much-coveted invitation.

Reed took to Instagram to share the contents of the famous green envelope. Thanking the organizers in his caption, Reed wrote, “Christmas came early this year!! Thank you @themasters! I can’t wait to see you all in April.”

Several other golfers including Kevin Na and Bryson DeChambeau also took to social media to show off their green envelopes.

In June last year, Reed shook the golfing world by announcing his decision to leave the PGA tour. Do you think Reed will be able to return to his winning ways? Do you think he will claim his second Masters win this year? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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