The PGA Tour is heading towards the business end of the season. There is only one event remaining – the Wyndham Championship, before the FedEx Cup playoffs begin. So players who haven’t yet made it to the top 125 will have one last chance to make it to the playoffs and qualify for the next season. However, prominent golfer Patrick Reed has withdrawn from the event. 

There will be a total of 156 golfers in the field for this week. The field boasts prominent names like Louis Oosthuizen, Hideki Matsuyama, Webb Simpson, and Rickie Fowler. 

Why did Patrick Reed withdraw from the Wyndham Championship?

Patrick Reed has been traveling extensively for the past weeks. Firstly, from the U.S. to England for the Open Championship, then flew back to his home country and played a couple of events before getting a late call-up for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. So, with all this traveling, you can’t blame him for wanting to take a break.

The PGA Tour announced that Reed has withdrawn from this week’s Wyndham Championship. Moreover, he can afford to take a break and come back fresh for the playoffs as he sits comfortably at the 22nd position in FedEx Cup rankings. He was T31 last week in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis. 

However, in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Patrick Reed failed to make a podium finish as he ended his four rounds at T22. But it wasn’t his mistake as he got to know about his qualification just a few days before and had no time for any kind of preparation. 

Moreover, Reed is a former winner at the Wyndham Championship as he won this event in 2013. Meanwhile, Josh Teater, who is 193 in the FedEx Cup rankings, will come in as a replacement for Patrick Reed. 

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