‘It’s hard to believe’… Padraig Harrington shocked by what he’s just admitted about Patrick Reed

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Padraig Harrington has admitted something about LIV Golf star Patrick Reed that even he has found hard to believe.

The breakaway tour was in Adelaide last week, which was another successful event for Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed venture.

The partisan Aussie crowd were delighted to see Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC beat Stinger GC in a playoff after both teams tied on 53-under par.

LIV, evidently, is here to stay, and Harrington has now been quizzed on what he thinks of the current state of the global game.

Padraig Harrington makes shock admission about Patrick Reed

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Surprisingly, the Irishman has made a shock admission about Reed.

The American joined LIV in 2022 and was one of the more high-profile PGA Tour departures.

However, the 2018 Masters champion has failed to land a victory on the breakaway tour and finished 24th in the recent event Down Under.

When discussing LIV on the Rough Cut Podcast, Harrington claimed the PGA Tour is missing “bigger branded” players like Reed.

He explained: “Obviously, at the moment with LIV, while they’re strong, they’re not included.

“Definitely, for sure, on the PGA Tour, we are missing some of our bigger branded players. We are missing some of the anti-heroes. It’s hard to believe, but we are missing Patrick Reed.”

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It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for those on the PGA Tour board. LIV has posed a genuine threat to the game’s most prestigious tour, and now it feels like an agreement will be the most likely outcome.

Even the likes of Rory McIlroy have become more accustomed to the idea of LIV players being allowed back on the tour, providing compensation is thrashed out for those who stayed loyal.

Speaking before his Zurich Classic victory last week, the Northern Irishman claimed that no amount of money is “never enough” after what has happened with LIV over the last two years.