Patrick Reed Standing out as Best Hope to Lead USA to 2016 Ryder Cup Win

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Published: October 1, 2016

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The pair looked like two of the monkeys in the fabled drawing we've all seen myriad times over the years. You know, that decades-old depiction of three chimps covering their eyes, ears and mouth, respectively.

Ryder Cup standout Patrick Reed and partner Jordan Spieth stood at the back of the ninth green Friday morning at Hazeltine National, pretending to be oblivious to all, as Henrik Stenson of the European team was forced to tap in a 20-inch par putt that the U.S. duo had stubbornly declined to concede.



Spieth stood with his arms folded, while Reed had his hands thrust deep in his pockets, their eyes affixed elsewhere. It looked like a pose of stoic defiance, not minor embarrassment, even as some questioned their gamesmanship.

"Honestly, looking back, we probably should have given it to them," Spieth told the Golf Channel of the tap-in attempt. "We make mistakes sometimes. He's never going to miss it. Whatcha gonna do?"

While Spieth looked decidedly uncomfortable explaining the decision as TV cameras rolled and the sportsmanship of their tactics was questioned, Reed stood two feet away, a huge smirk on his face and his arms crossed, seemingly loving it.

Every annoying minute, in fact.



Indeed, now playing in his second Ryder Cup, Reed has become a modern-day Raymond Floyd, an emotional player with a chip on his shoulder and not a care in the world about what anybody else thinks. Sent off in the opening foursome of alternate-shot play, Reed and Spieth cruised to a 3&2 win over Stenson and Justin Rose, leading the Americans to a 4-0 session sweep and a 5-3 lead at the end of the first day.

Talk about first things first.

The U.S. entered the week having lost six of the last seven Ryder Cups, including three in succession. Critically, Europe had claimed a victory in the first Friday match in five of those meetings, and halved a point in another....
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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