As Patrick Reed awaits his official return to the PGA Tour, the 35-year-old has already found another way to make up for his lost time in the DP World Tour. However, as he returned to the Bahrain Championship, he sported a look that not many are used to. That begs the question: Is it a price he is paying because he left the LIV Golf?

It is no secret that Reed has been linked with many big brands in the past years. Most recently, he would sport his 4 Aces cap at events outside of LIV to promote the brand. But this time around at Royal GC, he was wearing a jet black Moncler baseball cap worth $400.

There is no information if he has signed with the Italian brand. But from afar, the black logo blended into the cap so that it looked like there was no brand on the cap, sending a worrying sign about how Reed will now be looking for one as he plans to return to the PGA Tour.

Earlier this week, Reed announced that he will no longer compete on LIV Golf and would like to return to the PGA Tour. However, with a one-year ban from the American circuit until August 2026, he suited up to compete on the DP World Tour and try to rise to the top-10 in the Race to Dubai Rankings to get a PGA Tour card for 2027.

While most people are discussing Patrick Reed’s path back to the PGA Tour, his decision to bid farewell to LIV Golf has also affected his sponsorships. Over the years, the 2018 Masters champion has had apparel deals with Callaway, Titleist, Nike, G/Fore, and more.

In 2015, he signed a deal with Callaway that ran through 2017 before he joined Nike. That deal began in January, and he wore the same apparel as other elites, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Brooks Koepka. However, it ended in 2020, and Reed had to wear a mix of G/Fore apparel with Titleist caps. Then it was the PXG cap since early 2022, and Grindworks later that year.

After his move to LIV Golf, Patrick Reed used to flaunt the Saudi-backed league’s logo on the front of his cap, his LIV team 4Aces GC’s logo from March 2023. His cap remained this way until the last event he played on the DP World Tour as a LIV Golf member – the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

At the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, he was in Under Armour apparel with a black cap. The cap featured the 4Aces logo on the front. He won the event with a four-stroke margin and later announced that he would not re-sign with LIV Golf.

Since he is no longer with the Saudi-backed league, he is wearing a $400 Moncler baseball cap at the 2026 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. This means that Patrick Reed is not looking for just a path back to the PGA Tour, but also a sponsor for his cap.

While both the path and the sponsorship remain uncertain, the 9x PGA Tour winner has a plan in mind to get full exemption status for the PGA Tour 2027 season. And he is already doubling down on it.

Patrick Reed confirms entry at Qatar Masters 2026

Patrick Reed has decided to double down on the DP World Tour in 2026 after leaving LIV Golf. This is because his PGA Tour comeback has been delayed by eligibility rules. He has officially committed to the 2026 Qatar Masters as part of that plan.

It’s not like Captain America didn’t play on the DP World Tour before joining LIV Golf. He did, but usually in a select few events. This year, though, the DP World Tour schedule is just in its International Swing, and he has already played in four events and committed to the fifth one.

This decision by the 2018 Masters champion hints at the path Laurie Canter took. After finishing at No. 7 on the Race to Dubai Rankings, Canter got a full exempt PGA Tour card for 2026. However, he decided to go back with the LIV Golf. Patrick Reed aims to follow the same path to get a full exempt status and avoid going through Q-School.

As Reed charts his path back through the DP World Tour and toward a PGA Tour return, his on-course results may shape how quickly doors reopen around him. Until then, the plain cap remains a quiet marker of a star caught between past ties and uncertain plans.