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Brooks Koepka says Patrick Reed cheated at the Hero
On Monday, while speaking on SiriusXM during a PGA Championship media tour, Brooks Koepka claimed that Patrick Reed cheated at the Hero when he was adjudged to have improved his lie in the bunker by moving sand from behind his ball.
The four-time major champion was typically in no mood to mince his words when asked by host Sway Callaway whether or not he felt Reed had cheated at the event, responding “Yeah” before adding
“I mean, I don’t know what he was doing, building sandcastles in the sand but you know where your club is. I took three months off, and I can promise you I know if I touched sand.”
Koepka further compared Reed’s actions to the controversy surrounding the Houston Astros who were caught stealing signs during the 2017 World Series, stating
“It’s one of those things where you know if you look at the video; obviously, he grazes the sand twice, and then he still chops down on it.
“I guess the Astros are going through that right now. Jim Crane said it when he got asked, ‘Is it cheating?’ And he said, ‘No, we just broke the rules.’ If you play the game, you understand the rules. You understand the integrity that goes on. I mean, there’s no room for it.”
The 31-year old also suggested that incidents like the Reed controversy go “on a little more than people think” on Tour and though he has “bitten his tongue in the past” he expressed how if he were to see a player improving their lie going forward he would “call them out.”
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Social media users were left bemused during round one’s coverage of the Sony Open, after seeing Tom Watson appear for an interview wearing his headphones in a frankly bizarre manner.
CBS’ Kyle Porter was quick to jump on the oddity, tweeting: “Legit never seen another human wear headphones like Tom Watson wears them.”
Legit never seen another human wear headphones like Tom Watson wears them. pic.twitter.com/UY1bWib7Pn
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) January 14, 2021
What followed was an all out roast where Twitter users mercilessly mocked the new fashion statement from Tom Watson with some hilarious responses.
However, Watson did receive some support, with one user declaring that: “He’s Tom Watson! He can wear them any way he wants!”
Either way, I don’t see Watson’s headphone game setting a trend anytime soon!
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Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera has been arrested in Brazil and faces extradition to Argentina, after being charged with assault, theft, illegal intimidation and repeated disrespect to authorities, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Per the report, Cabrera was on Interpol’s red code list and was arrested in an upper-class area of Rio de Janeiro.
Earlier this month, Argentine media reported that Cabrera’s former wife, Silva Rivadero, had filed two charges against the golfer, while another former partner claimed Cabrera had punched her, threatened her and attempted to run her over with his car back in 2016.
The suspect’s name was not announced in the report, but per the AP, two federal police officers based in Rio separately confirmed to them that Cabrera was the man arrested.
The Argentine has been out of action on the course recently after having completed successful surgery on his wrist at the back-end of 2020.
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On Wednesday, Bubba Watson did what most people do these days when they receive a gift they are excited about – post it on social media and find out what everyone else thinks.
Got some new #ironcovers in the #PING bag… what do y’all think? Yes… No… Maybe? Thanks @pinggolfjapan[email protected] #PlayYourBest pic.twitter.com/k3rPBdgKdZ
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) January 14, 2021
However, the item in question is perhaps the most divisive piece of equipment in golf, and users are split on the new Ping iron covers which the two-time Masters champ was showcasing.
In the like camp:
While there was also plenty of disdain for the covers:
What do you think of Bubba’s new Ping iron covers, WRXers?
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Jessie Richardson
Oct 6, 2020 at 4:39 am
Brooks is annoying and has an opinion about everyone except himself, we’re born imperfect therefore should humble ourselves and have empathy. Did DJ cheat in the fairway bunker, they were both accessed strokes, let’s move on get yourself healthy, in golf the intimidator is the course not the players, if you want to fight get in the ring, challenge yourself, you’re an okay player fading fast, but to dumb and brass to realize GOD is attempting to change your course, reflect, analyze, learn and move forward, look and listen more than you speak because at the end of the day no one wants to hear what you have to say anyway!
richard alan chaffier
Feb 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm
Let it go!! He made a mistake and paid the penalty. He is trying to make a living. Do you walk on water and never make a mistake that we do not know about?
Really?
Feb 19, 2020 at 3:39 pm
It’s not about “making a mistake”. It’s about intentionally breaking the rules. A mistake is no longer a mistake when it is done intentionally. Reed is a cheat.
Joe
Feb 19, 2020 at 11:43 pm
It was intentional!
A mistake is when you are typing and you hit the I instead of the T. That is a mistake.
He knew what he was doing, and it is not his first offense.
Bernard
Feb 19, 2020 at 10:54 am
Brooks is a PIA. Always has something to say about something or other. He frequently contradicts himself about golf, I don’t practice, I do practice, I don’t care about golf, I do care about golf. Something odd about this guy. My knee is not that bad, oh I can’t play in the President’s Cup because my knees is so bad. Now he says he is telling it like it is. I see cheaters all the time … Give me a break. Get of your high horse, play golf, win more , care more and zip it.
T-Bone
Feb 19, 2020 at 10:52 am
Koepka says a lot of troubling things, and nobody calls him out on it…yet.
Charlie Waffles
Feb 19, 2020 at 10:21 am
I know you need rules for the game but come on now, some rules are just plain ridiculous and serve no purpose. Not a Reed fan but taking a club back and moving some sand….putting a towel on the ground so when you kneel to take an odd shot your pants won’t get wet, get flagged for improving your lie. Totally for rules that matter, but make it reasonable.
JD
Feb 19, 2020 at 11:23 am
What Patrick Reed did, did in fact help him. While golf has a lot of odd rules that one was pretty clear. The ones he (Brooks) mentioned are also very clear and do matter
oneputt2mqany
Feb 19, 2020 at 9:37 am
sorry typos in post
the touching of the sand is NOT breaking the rules
oneputt2many
Feb 19, 2020 at 9:34 am
Reed was in a waste area not a bunker. The touching if the sand is breaking the rules. The question may be he moved stuff ( sand dirt) to improve his lie, granted. If Brooks is going to be the expert maybe he should ,more precise in is use of words. Not all sand is the same sorry Brooks. In addition to your multi Millionaires, if you are such experts on the rules why do you need referees. Why does TW get to say I dropped it in the wrong place to get a better line to the pin, and nobody makes a big deal. He admitted he did the wrong thing and received a small slap on the wrist. Either make all the waves or stay quiet/ Based on your statement I guess we will be hearing about many more golfers who take liberties. Right Brooks
Smith
Feb 19, 2020 at 11:58 am
Brooks wasn’t giving a ruling, he was giving an off-the-cuff answer on a talk show. Reid claimed that he didn’t know he was moving sand, and Brooks was saying that he would have known if he was moving sand. If I somehow missed the part where Brooks said that he was in a bunker, please enlighten me.
His point was that, by shoveling sand, Reed knew what he was doing, and he only claimed ignorance after he was caught. How are people still defending this guy?
oneputt2many
Feb 19, 2020 at 7:50 pm
I was quoting from this article
rooks Koepka has sounded off on rule breaking in the game – including the Patrick Reed incident from a few months ago.
In a town hall interview this week on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio, Koepka said that Patrick Reed knew what he was doing when he was “building sand castles” in the bunker at the Hero World Challenge.
as it turns out this was Golf Channel translation I should know better then use golf channel for anything sorry
The Infidel
Feb 19, 2020 at 5:00 am
Brooks is right on message. If you think there is a difference between intentionally breaking the rules and cheating then you’re flat out bad for the game of golf. What makes this saga so much worse is that the PGA Tour and some in the media circled the wagons round Reed at the time and now. It’s never a bad thing to tell the truth and call it is. He’s a cheater.
Smith
Feb 19, 2020 at 12:03 pm
Couldn’t agree more. Per Miriam-Webster:
Cheat: to violate rules dishonestly
Intentionally violating the rules = cheating. Doug, kick him off the tour.
Dilbert
Feb 19, 2020 at 2:19 am
Brooks seems to always be involved in some sort of gossip/drama these days. Wonder if hes one of those people???
Paul
Feb 18, 2020 at 6:38 pm
So, Brooks seen cheating in the past with your players, but chose to remain silent. How’s that better than the cheater?
geohogan
Feb 25, 2020 at 4:30 pm
@Paul. That you ask , illustrates the problem.
Like some who call out the “whistler blowers”
Garrett
Feb 18, 2020 at 6:28 pm
This world needs more Brooks Koepkas.
He has inspired me to report literally EVERY SINGLE PERSON I see texting and driving. I feel like with my stature on the road, I’ve earned that right.