JERSEY CITY, N.J. – After withdrawing from The Northern Trust with an ailing left ankle, Patrick Reed is now in a Houston-area hospital recovering from bilateral interstitial pneumonia.
According Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis, Reed returned home to Houston on Wednesday, and while his ankle was being examined by a doctor, Reed was diagnosed with bilateral interstitial pneumonia, also called double pneumonia, which is an infection in both lungs that can cause inflammation and scarring. He was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital early Friday morning.
“I’m on the road to recovery," Reed said in a statement. "Once I’m cleared from the doctors, I look forward to returning.