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‘This guy does not stop’ – Tour pros take aim at Patrick Reed over latest rules controversy
The words Patrick Reed and controversy seem to go hand in hand these days, and it continued at the weekend.
During the third round of the delayed Dubai Desert Classic, Reed took a penalty drop after identifying his ball lodged in one of a group of trees. Trouble is, the ball is only identifiable by a specific arrow marking in what appears to be a palm full of golf balls. And, in this case, by binoculars.
Here are two VERY close looks (per the wizards at Getty) of the markings on Patrick Reed's golf ball that allowed him to identify it in the palm tree in Dubai.
Spot the black "arrow" that Reed talked about in his post-round presser and the red dot. Both images are from today. pic.twitter.com/40UhXOq0rX
— James Colgan (@jamescolgan26) January 29, 2023
If unable to identify his ball, Reed would have needed to go back to the 17th tee to re-load, more than likely causing to him to score double-bogey instead of just the one dropped shot.
The former Masters champion had already found himself embroiled in a debate surrounding his apparel daubed with ‘LIV Golf’, and in a spat with the world number one in Dubai.
Pre-event, video footage showed McIlroy apparently ignoring his greeting when on the practise ground, resulting in a bit of tee-throwing, leading social media to comment we have moved from ‘Tee Gate’ to ‘Tree Gate’ in the space of a few days.
In a statement issued by tournament officials, the DP World Tour confirmed that “two on course referees and several marshals” identified that Reed’s ball had been caught up in the tree.
As shown by the Golf Channel, this is the alleged offending tree, shown with a heap of golf-balls never to be seen again:
The full statement issued reads:
Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing, a couple of DP World Tour pros seemed not best pleased with the incident, with some footage appearing to show Reed’s ball entering a different tree than where he eventually found his ball.
French Tour pro Matthieu Pavon responded to the video of the incident saying: “Wow wrong tree ?! Maybe optical illusion” followed by a laughing emoji. While his compatriot Mike Lorenzo-Vera went a little further stating: “This guy does not stop.”
Le mec ne s’arrête pas !???
— Mike Lorenzo-Vera (@MikeLorenzoVer1) January 29, 2023
According to Reed himself, he would have gone back to the tee had he not been 100 percent sure the ball was his.
Here Patrick reed comments on the ball on tree here @DubaiDCGolf https://t.co/JxDvKY0KQK pic.twitter.com/t2GPKtu68E
— Golf & Science News (@TOURMISS) January 29, 2023
Ironically, almost a year to the day after being involved in a rule dispute at Torrey Pines, Reed again finds himself as the focus of attention over a drop.
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‘You’re f***ing hilarious, aren’t you?’ – Shane Lowry snaps at spectator during WGC Match Play
It’s been a struggle for Shane Lowry throughout his career at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play. Since 2019, the Irishman is now 3-6 at the event prior to the 2023 version of the event.
The struggles continued on Wednesday for Lowry as he found himself two down to Taylor Montgomery on the 17th hole when a fan said something to him after his tee shot.
The frustration finally showed through and Lowry snapped back at the fan.
“You’re f***ing hilarious ,aren’t you?”
Shane Lowry not a happy bunny ?? pic.twitter.com/0V1gHa7kJX
— Andy Roberts (@AndyRobertsGolf) March 22, 2023
Laura Davies on Sky Sports reacted immediately, saying “Apologies for the language.”
Lowry will give it another crack tomorrow as he faces off against Mackenzie Hughes on Thursday at 11:59 A.M. EDT.
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Holly Sanders, who was a host on Golf Channel working on “School of Golf” and “Playing Lesson with the Pros,” before going to Fox Sports until 2019.
According to her post on Twitter, the 34-year-old is about to be back in the world of sports in the form of a topless sports league.
@holly_sonders announces the launch of her new topless sports league, and suffice it to say, there are NO complaints over here. https://t.co/Mo6CCS0GB0 pic.twitter.com/MTXvazik3f
— Chulo Magazine (@ChuloMagazine) March 20, 2023
Sonders also made an Instagram post about her new venture, saying she was still looking to “add talent” to the league.
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“I will be watching over all operations making sure the content is of the highest quality possible, and that the girls are safe, having fun and enjoying themselves. This league is owned by women and will be run by women. Feminists should praise this as it’s creating opportunities for women.”
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LPGA Tour superstar Nelly Korda recently signed a deal with both TaylorMade and Nike. In a promotional Instagram video for TaylorMade, Korda was hitting the Stealth 2 driver.
The post read: #Fargiveness with a view. ? #TeamTaylorMade is gearing up for a big week in Arizona and striping their #Stealth2Drivers around Superstition Mountain.”
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However, the post didn’t go as planned, with some users comparing Korda to Rickie Fowler because of her wardrobe choice, while one user simply said: “Orange pants with red shoes? Bruh for real?”
Korda responded on Instagram shortly after, saying “Don’t hate me for my Orange pants and red shoes,” she wrote. “It was a bit of a wardrobe malfunction.”
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Brandon
Feb 16, 2023 at 12:09 pm
Meanwhile. Adam scott anchors his putter. Kuchar anchors it. Rory after calling out everyone for taking saudi blood money went and took saudi blood money. Tiger cheats on his wife 173 times and crashes his vehicle drugged up and is a horrible person. But reeds a cheat!
John Smith
Feb 19, 2023 at 8:23 am
Trump voters are just like Patrick Reed fans living in their alternative teabagger reality based on ignorant stupidity!
Deacon Blues
Feb 10, 2023 at 8:39 am
Patrick Reed’s account of the incident was corroborated by his caddie, George Santos.
BigBoy
Feb 9, 2023 at 4:24 am
Reeds a cheat, Tigers a cheat…Reed just does it at golf.
Davys Doobies
Feb 4, 2023 at 11:46 am
“When everybody is looking at you, nobody is looking at me.”- Modern society
Jbone
Feb 3, 2023 at 10:17 am
We put Tiger and Rory on such a pedestal while they are cheaters in their own right
VL
Feb 1, 2023 at 10:45 pm
Cheater, plain and simple. Wrong tree Patrick.
Andrew J
Feb 1, 2023 at 12:02 pm
If Patrick uses the P&SI-EGOS putter, he wins by 10 and nobody cares.
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Conoco Harris
Jan 31, 2023 at 7:23 am
Reed needs oversight by all.
Phil
Jan 30, 2023 at 9:09 pm
Rory will never win Masters
Wally Detler
Jan 31, 2023 at 9:44 am
Sure does. Probably 4 of them,
RAY
Feb 1, 2023 at 5:37 pm
Only on his home simulator.
Munchy
Jan 30, 2023 at 4:28 pm
It’s easy to find out. His ball would still be in the other tree. Get a ladder and climb and check. If it is he cheated if not then move on.
Ty
Jan 30, 2023 at 3:22 pm
Not excusing what he did wrong tree and all, but the rule needs to be looked at. If all 4 players in your group watch a ball fly into a specific tree and it does not bounce out, it should proceed right to the unplayable penalty not back to the tee for a lost ball. Would speed up play and make sense.
Ty
Jan 30, 2023 at 3:17 pm
Not excusing what he did at all, but the rule needs to be looked at. If all 4 players in your group watch a ball fly into a specific tree and it does not bounce out, it should proceed right to the unplayable penalty not back to the tee for a lost ball. Would speed up play and make sense.
Teet
Jan 30, 2023 at 1:53 pm
All you hacks know how to do it so why you all here bashing the guy who’s showing you how it’s done???? As if you lot don’t cheat daily on your index recordings LOL
Notpreed
Jan 30, 2023 at 12:09 pm
He cheated plain and simple… no getting out of this the ball clearly goes in the first tree
MrHogan
Jan 30, 2023 at 11:28 am
Phatrick Reed’s golf skills will not be his legacy. Unfortunately he will always be known for his exceptional ability to lie, cheat and steal.
Teet
Jan 30, 2023 at 1:55 pm
Well, he did learn that from the best in Eldrick Tont
BellBoyCheats
Jan 30, 2023 at 10:36 am
Reed is a cheating POS
Conoco Wells
Jan 31, 2023 at 7:20 am
Reed has earned oversight by all.
Don N
Jan 30, 2023 at 10:20 am
Reed is just a boorish slug.
Michael
Jan 30, 2023 at 10:18 am
Liars are going to lie and cheaters are going to cheat. It’s a disease. They can’t help themselves. Reed was diagnosed with this disease a long time ago. It’s not terminal, but it is chronic.
Howw
Jan 30, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Eldrick Tont knows what its like to be the best cheat. Just ask Elin
Tigga
Jan 30, 2023 at 1:59 pm
You like to repeat yourself? It’s still not as great as the greatest cheat in Eldrick Tont
Eek
Jan 30, 2023 at 3:09 pm
There is no better cheat than Eldrick Tont, Just ask Elin
geohogan
Feb 2, 2023 at 8:10 am
Give the guy a break. He is honest..ish..like George Santoss is jew..ish
Mikele
Jan 30, 2023 at 10:17 am
Liars are going to lie and cheaters are going to cheat. It’s a disease. They can’t help themselves. Reed was diagnosed with this disease a long time ago. It’s not terminal, but it is chronic.