Reviewing Patrick Reed’s rollercoaster year

Whether you love Patrick Reed or love to hate him, he has your attention. A polarizing figure on the PGA Tour, Reed had a rollercoaster 2019. From being a captain’s pick by Tiger Woods for the Presidents Cup to getting back in the winner’s circle at …

Patrick Reed speaks to the media ahead of the 2019 Presidents Cup at the Royal Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Presidents Cup drama begins

Dec. 10: Ahead of the Presidents Cup, Reed was questioned by media regarding his penalty at the Hero World Challenge. He expected fans to mock him as the Presidents Cup began as the rule violation was fresh, but Reed refused to call what he did “cheating” because if he was cheating, the circumstances would be different. “If you do something unintentionally that breaks the rules, it’s not considered cheating and at the end of the day that’s what it is. If you’re intentionally trying to do something, that would be considered cheating, but I wasn’t intentionally trying to improve a lie or anything like that, because if it was, it would have been a really good lie and I would have hit it really close.”