The simmering rivalry between Australia’s Cameron Smith and villain-of-the-week Patrick Reed showed no signs of cooling Thursday after eagle-eyed witnesses saw the two Presidents Cup stars clash in a spirited exchange  during the opening four-ball matches.
Patrick Reed walked in smiling to his Tuesday press conference at Royal Melbourne, and the smile turned into a laugh – shared with Justin Thomas – when he saw the buzzing scrum of reporters gathered in front of his podium spot.
The friendly – or maybe not-so-friendly – Presidents Cup banter has officially commenced with Australian Marc Leishman taking a pot shot at bunker bandit Patrick Reed following one of the more explosive PGA Tour rulings in recent memory.
Patrick Reed has endured his share of controversies over the years, and on Friday (Saturday morning AEDT) he found himself at the centre of another at the Hero World Challenge.
There are a lot of reasons that slow play is such a huge problem on the PGA Tour, but one that’s taken much of the blame of late is the use of green-reading books, also known as greens books or green-reading materials.