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Patrick Reed's play off of 18 tee at Doral

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Help me out. Some are calling it "embarrassing" & "disgraceful" on here..

Why?
 

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Help me out. Some are calling it "embarrassing" & "disgraceful" on here..

Why?

There's winning then there's putting a dress on in order to win. At that level, you do not hit a six iron off the tee on a 450 yard hole; especially if you don't even reach the fairway. It looked bad. I think I'd rather lose like a pro than win like a bitch.
 

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Oh I see. It's better to go down in a ball of flames like Jean Van De Velde and others have rather than just quietly win a tourney. Makes sense.
 

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Oh I see. It's better to go down in a ball of flames like Jean Van De Velde and others have rather than just quietly win a tourney. Makes sense.

I'd almost rather lose than puss out like that but he does have 1.4 million more in his bank account today than he did yesterday so your point is taken.
 

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If it wasn't the 18th at Doral (or a hole that had water everywhere) I may agree that it was a pussy play.

However... His first 71 holes of hard work afforded him the opportunity to bump it down there. The goal is to win however you can.
 

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If it wasn't the 18th at Doral (or a hole that had water everywhere) I may agree that it was a pussy play.

However... His first 71 holes of hard work afforded him the opportunity to bump it down there. The goal is to win however you can.

Fair enough, but didn't he boast to the world in his post round interview that he was "a top 5 player in the world"? Sure didn't look like he believed that on the tee box at 18.
 

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If it wasn't the 18th at Doral (or a hole that had water everywhere) I may agree that it was a pussy play.

However... His first 71 holes of hard work afforded him the opportunity to bump it down there. The goal is to win however you can.

^^^I'm with SNFL on this one.^^^

Reed's bank account looks pretty fucking macho this AM. :clap:
 

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Fair enough, but didn't he boast to the world in his post round interview that he was "a top 5 player in the world"? Sure didn't look like he believed that on the tee box at 18.

I wasnt a fan of him saying that at all however I know how that feels right after you win something.. You feel a little high on yourself. Id be surprised if he said the same thing a few days from now.
 

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2 6 irons and a wedgie on in sounds like avoiding trouble to me. Well played for a young kid with 3 tour wins now.

It was that 4th shot and a lag up that had my knees wobblin. 3 footer for win was nice.
 

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Reed did what he "had" to do. It would be pure insanity to pull the driver out. However, in Toby's defense pulling the 6 Iron does seem to be overly cautious. And I don't ever recall a guy laying up and not reaching the fairway. Normally in that scenario you see a guy pull the 5 wood and bail it out to the right.
 

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I wasnt a fan of him saying that at all however I know how that feels right after you win something.. You feel a little high on yourself. Id be surprised if he said the same thing a few days from now.

For the record ..the top 5 comment was first made before he won.
 

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Reed did what he "had" to do. It would be pure insanity to pull the driver out. However, in Toby's defense pulling the 6 Iron does seem to be overly cautious. And I don't ever recall a guy laying up and not reaching the fairway. Normally in that scenario you see a guy pull the 5 wood and bail it out to the right.

I could have lived with a 5-wood, but not a 6-iron. and not even reaching the fairway? That would have had you playing the rest of the hole without any pants in my day.
 

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I could have lived with a 5-wood, but not a 6-iron. and not even reaching the fairway? That would have had you playing the rest of the hole without any pants in my day.

lol ... It's funny how that rule has withstood the test of time.
 

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Help me out. Some are calling it "embarrassing" & "disgraceful" on here..

Why?

Unusual would be my choice of words, but he'd already done all the heavy lifting and put himself in position...he took a club that he knew would not reach the water...yea, he limped in, not sure a top 5 player would do it quite like that, but no issue with it.
 

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There's winning then there's putting a dress on in order to win. At that level, you do not hit a six iron off the tee on a 450 yard hole; especially if you don't even reach the fairway. It looked bad. I think I'd rather lose like a pro than win like a bitch.

I dunno. Give me 1.5MM and I'll put on a dress.


:suds:
 

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I don't see anything wrong with playing smart. No one gives NFL teams crap about taking a knee anymore do they?
 

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I was once in a 6 man playoff for 5 spots to make the Florida State Amateur.... The first guy up duck hooked his teeball into the houses left. All 5 of us left to go all walked back to our bags and grabbed irons lol. It happens.
 

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I was once in a 6 man playoff for 5 spots to make the Florida State Amateur.... The first guy up duck hooked his teeball into the houses left. All 5 of us left to go all walked back to our bags and grabbed irons lol. It happens.

And that's absolutely fine for an amateur but not for a guy who brags about being one of the top 5 players in the world...........in my opinion. It just looks bad.
 

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I missed the part where he bragged about being a top 5 player.
 
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