India, April 8 -- Patrick Reed has played golf all around the world, often out of choice, now out of necessity.

Necessity so that he can start playing closer to home again. One of the early and polarizing defectors to LIV Golf a few years ago, the 2018 Masters champion made the similarly difficult decision to leave the lucrative, Saudi-backed tour earlier this year and return to the PGA Tour.

But under the terms of his reinstatement, Reed cannot play in its events until after August 25, which means most of this season will be spent on the European tour.

Where he already has won twice ahead of his return to Augusta National this week.

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