Patrick Reed is in a Houston-area hospital struggling with pneumonia, according to a statement from Reed posted on Twitter by Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis.
In Reed’s statement, he said, “I was in the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. I’m on the road to recovery and once cleared by the doctors I can’t wait to go back.
Reed pulled out of the Northern Trust on the morning of the first round last Thursday, citing an ankle injury. In his statement on Monday, Reed said that “the good news is my ankle is fine.”
[email protected] has been in a Houston-area hospital since Friday morning after being diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia. Reed is improving and hopes to be released soon. He won’t be playing @BMWchamps this week. Below is a statement from Patrick Reed. More details at @GolfCentral. pic.twitter.com/AXXdH5har2
According to Lewis, Reed will not play this week’s BMW Championship in Baltimore. Reed was 22nd in the FedEx Cup points standings ahead of the playoffs and is set to drop to 26th, so he still has a chance to qualify for the Tour Championship in Atlanta, which begins on September 2.
Reed’s health could have an impact on his Ryder Cup. The top six in the Ryder Cup points standings automatically qualify after the BMW. If Reed, who entered Week 9 on points, does not play, he will have to rely on one of captain Steve Stricker’s six picks, which will be made after the Tour Championship. Reed has played for the US side in the past three biennial competitions.
Todd Kelly is associate editor of Golfweek and golfweek.usatoday.com, which is part of the USA TODAY network. He hasn’t made a hole-in-one yet, but he’ll keep trying.
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