Cameron Smith will take a four-shot lead into the final round of LIV Golf Bedminster, but he’ll have to contend with a New Jersey crowd desperate for Phil Mickelson to turn back the clock and a fiery Patrick Reed snapping at his heels.
A trashed vehicle that looks very much like Patrick Reed’s custom Masters-themed Porsche 911 GT2 RS appeared at salvage auction this week, sending internet sleuths into hysterics. Even the first 10 digits of the VIN match those on Reed’s original vehicle, as The Drive reports.
The freefall for most LIV Golf participants in the Official World Golf Ranking has been steady and spectacular since joining the alternative circuit last year, one that, unfortunately for them, doesn’t offer OWGR points.
Even amid doubts over the long-term advisability of playing events over three rounds instead of four, it is hard to argue the notion that the LIV players have deteriorated to a point where they do not belong in elite company.
This was epic stuff, a truly titanic struggle between Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed (who else?) for the spoils of the day, ownership of the giant trophy and the first-place cheque of $US1.53 million.
Adding yet another entry to the long list of Patrick Reed’s brushes with the Rules of Golf, the former Masters champion found himself involved in what turned into an unusual discussion/decision when playing the 17th hole at the Emirates Club during the Sunday’s third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
Say what you like about Patrick Reed—and many have over the course of his controversial career—the man has an inordinate ability to focus on the golf course.