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‘Love to See It’: Golf World Reacts to Embarrassing Patrick Reed News

Published 08/15/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

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Patrick Reed has been on the news for a long time due to several allegations being imposed on him. Fans have accused the golfer numerous times of moving the ball during his games when no one was watching.

Recently, he made a hole-in-one in his last match. But that’s not all that is bringing him into the limelight as of today.

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Patrick Reed goes down in the Official World Golf Ranking

For other golfers, the aim is usually to go upward when it comes to the ranking on the official board. However, the stars have not been so lucky for Reed. His global golf ranking has taken a steady downward drop which is why after his last game, his rank went down from 46 to 49.

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Although Patrick has managed to retain his place in the top 50 after his T31 finish in Singapore, it is not easy to see him going in the opposite direction in your career. 

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Golf fans react to Reed’s downfall

Not just Reed, even his fans do not seem to be taking this on a positive note. Even though most of his fans are happy to see him cradling a golf stick again, they still had better hopes and expectations set for him. And that is why this disappointment in them is not a surprise. Here are some ‘raw & unfiltered’ reactions from Reed’s fans who had a whole lot of things to say about him after the news broke:

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After setting several records on the PGA Tour and many others, playing at so many different courses, and hitting remarkable shots, a career downfall as such can bring a mix of reactions from the fans.

Even though some people seem to have taken the news badly, a lot of them also came to support him and even ‘defend’ him to say the least. Going from being in the top golf players in the world to the top 50 (even if it is at the bottom of the barrel), is a drastic move.

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Even with the allegations, one can’t deny that his performance shall always remain memorable in the world of golf. His journey from being an overachiever at 27 to being an underachiever at this stage of his career has surely gotten people at least talking about him again.

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Joydeep Singh

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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