Patrick Reed was caught cheating, and moves on with suspicion as his shadow
Doug Ferguson: Last year, Patrick Reed illegally used the back of his wedge to scoop away sand – twice – and did not own up to it until seeing the video evidence. The incident continues to haunt him.
By DOUG FERGUSONAssociated Press
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Patrick Reed holds his trophy for winning the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines on Sunday.
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The violation was so egregious that Rickie Fowler, glancing at the replay on television, quickly raised his eyebrows and said: “Whoa! What was THAT?”
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Co-leader Patrick Reed again finds himself in rules dispute at PGA Tour event Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University
Third-round co-leader Patrick Reed found himself dealing with another rules issue on Saturday at the Farmers Insurance Open when he sought relief for an embedded ball which television replays show had first bounced and then picked up the ball before a rules official could arrive.
Reed, the 2018 Masters champion who had cheating accusations dog him after an incident at the 2019 Hero World Challenge, had pulled his approach shot from a fairway bunker into the left rough at the 10th hole at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
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Patrick Reed has become embroiled in a fresh alleged cheating controversy after claiming relief on an embedded ball at the PGA Tour s Farmers Insurance Open.
Reed was playing the 10th hole during the third round at Torrey Pines when he struck a fairway bunker shot. He pulled it to the left of the green, where the ball bounced rather than plugging directly into the ground.
Yet Reed claimed otherwise, after finding the ball in the rough and picking it up before it was seen by a rules official. He first queried a volunteer course marshal, who told him that she had not seen the ball bounce.
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