Patrick Reed Eyes First Individual LIV Golf Win on Home Turf at Dallas Event

Patrick Reed is one round away from rewriting two long-standing storylines in his professional career: winning his first individual LIV Golf title and finally lifting a trophy on home soil in Texas.

Reed fired a 4-under 68 on Saturday at the demanding Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton to move to 9-under overall, giving him a three-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round of LIV Golf Dallas presented by Aramco. It marks the Houston resident’s first 36-hole lead since joining LIV Golf in 2022.

“To get my first LIV victory as well as doing it in my home state would mean a lot,” said Reed, who was born in San Antonio. “But really, at the end of the day, instead of trying to focus on what happens on the 54th hole, it’s stay in the moment. Stay in the present.”

Since joining the breakaway tour, Reed has consistently delivered strong performances, notching 11 top-5 finishes, five podiums, and contributing to seven team victories with 4Aces GC — including the inaugural team championship in 2022. Yet, a solo title has remained elusive.

On the team leaderboard, Reed’s 4Aces squad, captained by Dustin Johnson, sits four strokes ahead of Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII and Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC. Aces are chasing their first team title since London in 2023.

Among Reed’s closest challengers is Paul Casey of the Crushers, who carded a 5-under 67 to tie for second at 6 under alongside Abraham Ancer of Fireballs GC. Ancer, also from San Antonio, posted a second straight 69 despite a round filled with birdies and bogeys. “I felt like I stayed in it mentally really well,” he said after a round featuring seven birdies, four bogeys, and one unlucky bounce off the flagstick.

Tied for fifth at 5 under are Richard Bland (Cleeks GC), David Puig (Fireballs GC), Harold Varner III (4Aces), and Tyrrell Hatton (Legion XIII), who had the day’s lowest round with a 65. Rahm stands alone in eighth at 4 under.

Maridoe’s 7,533-yard layout has proven punishing in the Texas heat, rewarding precision over power. “If you’re not in the fairway, you’re going to struggle,” Ancer said. “Bogeys come really, really quickly.”

Reed, who hit 78% of greens in regulation Saturday, said he feels in control. “Everything seems to be tight and where I want it to be. The biggest thing is going out there and not trying to press,” he said. “Just try to win the day like it’s a Monday qualifier.”

But with several contenders hungry for their own first LIV title, including Casey, Bland and Puig, Sunday’s final round is far from a foregone conclusion.

“Looking like the way he’s playing, he’s not going to go backwards,” Bland said of Reed. “We’ve got to go get him.”