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Golf – The 150th Open Championship – Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain – July 15, 2022 Patrick Reed of the U.S. on the 17th during the second round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
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Golf – The 150th Open Championship – Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain – July 15, 2022 Patrick Reed of the U.S. on the 17th during the second round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
The Masters Tournament came to a massive finish with Jon Rahm’s unforeseen victory over LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka. The PGA Tour star made history after climbing his second major victory in his career. However, he received a tough fight from his competitors hailing from the rival Saudi League. And other than Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, even Patrick Reed proved to be a strong contender in the final round. But keeping aside his position on the leaderboard, Reed had something else to highlight during his post-game interview.
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Patrick Reed details his amazing experience at Augusta
Despite being surrounded by several allegations throughout his career on the PGA Tour, Reed has no lack of talent when it comes to golf. There have been times when fans have trolled the golfer big time and accused him of “cheating” during professional tournaments. But keeping his head high, the golfer has been silently working on his game. His T4 finish at the Masters was enough to shut his critics down once and for all.
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After playing for numerous years on the PGA Tour, Reed made his LIV Golf transition last year following players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson in their footsteps. Moreover, he even joined the “4 Aces GC” team on the breakaway circuit, with Johnson as captain. But despite leaving the PGA Tour, Reed got to play at the Masters tournament along with 17 other defectors who qualified.
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But despite being part of a non-LIV event, Reed claimed to hear “murmurs here and there” from his LIV Golf fans at Augusta. “The fans were good. I heard a lot of ‘Go 4Aces’ out there,” Reed stated. “As a whole, everyone was great. They were very respectful, and the fans were how they always are. They’re always really good.”
Patrick Reed’s views about the PGA Tour vs LIV Golf controversy
Unlike several other professional golfers, Patrick Reed has a pretty different opinion about the entire tour vs tour controversy. According to the golfer, things are going to be a lot better between the leagues in the upcoming years.
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Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 6, 2023 Patrick Reed of the U.S. hits his tee shot on the 4th hole during the first round REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
He said, “I think you’re going start seeing over [the next] year. Hopefully, everything’s able to kind of calm down and allow that to happen more often,” Reed said. “Not just on the European Tour but who knows, maybe later on … you have more of these battles more frequently.”
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