Patrick Reed withdrew because of a reported injury after playing nine holes in Round 2 of the BMW PGA Championship on Friday.
The Race to Dubai leader was seen flexing his left hand on the broadcast as he walked behind a cart near the 10th tee box at Wentworth. He was again shown flexing the same hand as he sat down and was driven off.
The DP World Tour posted on X that Reed’s decision to withdraw stemmed from an injury.
Patrick Reed has retired through injury during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship ⚠️❌#BMWPGA | #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/HxNdawCavB
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 18, 2026
The 2018 Masters winner carded a front-nine 44 and went without a birdie on his second round before the WD.
He started the round with a triple bogey and followed it with a pair of doubles and two more squares.
Commentators wondered if he had hit a root when trying to work himself out of the woods on the par-4 ninth hole.
Images from Reed’s second shot at No. 9 show him dropping his club and grimacing.
VIRGINIA WATER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Patrick Reed of the United States reacts following his second shot on the ninth hole on day two of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club on September 18, 2026 in Virginia Water, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Patrick Reed of the United States reacts following his second shot on the ninth hole on day two of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club on September 18, 2026 in Virginia Water, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
The trouble-filled second round for Reed followed a 4-under 68 on Thursday that saw him just two shots off the lead.
Reed, who has played 17 DP World Tour events in 2026, leads Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai after finishing T-2 at last week’s Irish Open.
