The year 2020 is shaping up to be a long one for Patrick Reed and caddie Kessler Karain.
It’s been a month since Reed was given a two-stroke penalty during the third round of the Hero World Challenge for a pair of practice swings taken in a waste bunker, and golf fans from Australia to Hawaii refuse to let the 2018 Masters champion forget it.
On Sunday night during the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, Reed was in a three-way playoff with defending champion Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas. Schauffele was ousted after the first hole, but Reed and Thomas went two more holes before Thomas ultimately won with a birdie.
Reed had a birdie putt of his own to put the pressure on Thomas, and shortly after making contact with his ball, a scream of “CHEATER!” emerged from the silent crowd as Reed’s putt missed.
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The Sentry Tournament of Champions was the first Tour event of 2020, and as pointed out by the Action Network’s Jason Sobel, if this is happening in Maui, it’s going to be a long year for Reed.
