Patrick Reed's play off of 18 tee at Doral

[TobyTyler]

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

Post round interview he reiterated it, but he's been saying it for a while now.

 

[packerzrule]

Wow. What a little strumpet! Golf is a very humbling game and it will come back to bite him far more many times that he thinks. Can't wait for that.

 

[NEhomer]

Right now it's getting him recognized and talked about and on the tour that means $$$.

 

[TobyTyler]

Wow. What a little strumpet! Golf is a very humbling game and it will come back to bite him far more many times that he thinks. Can't wait for that.

I agree.

 

[RaiderZar]

Right now it's getting him recognized and talked about and on the tour that means $$$.

Maybe it will get him laid too...

 

[RaiderZar]

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.

What's funny is they had already quoted him saying that during play. Then, he goes straight into a repeat quote. I wonder if he would have been asked about the earlier quote if had offered it up on his own. It almost sounded scripted. (and kind of awkward).

 

[TobyTyler]

Maybe it will get him laid too...

If that was his goal, he'd be better served losing about 40 pounds.

 

[TobyTyler]

What's funny is they had already quoted him saying that during play. Then, he goes straight into a repeat quote. I wonder if he would have been asked about the earlier quote if had offered it up on his own. It almost sounded scripted. (and kind of awkward).[/QUOTE]

I thought so too.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

I don't know why any golfer would go down the road of saying how good they are.
In all of the sports in the world ..golf is the one sport that makes this suicide.

Look at the greatest golfer of all time and realize he failed to win 80% of the tournaments he played in.

 

[Wazmankg]

Maybe it will get him laid too...

His wife is his caddy. She's 8 months pregnant now, but she was right there in his gallery. She really won't let him out of her sight now.

 

[Wazmankg]

No big problem with him playing it as a 3 shot hole. The strategy made him look scared to death as did the execution of most of the shots, especially a 90 yard wedge he left 30' short. That was especially weak. Hell that's weak for me and I'm a 13.... but I've never had $1.5 million riding on one.

 

[HizzleRocker]

I think playing it as a 3 shot hole is not only acceptable - but the right play in that situation. However, a 6 iron is a bit weak. 3 iron, wedge, wedge would have been the better play, imo.

 

[TobyTyler]

No big problem with him playing it as a 3 shot hole. The strategy made him look scared to death as did the execution of most of the shots, especially a 90 yard wedge he left 30' short. That was especially weak. Hell that's weak for me and I'm a 13.... but I've never had $1.5 million riding on one.

I guess what bothers me is that it didn't look professional. Hell, I could have done what he did and made bogey. Two sixes and a wedge and two putts? I think I could do it just about every time on that hole.

 

[SFNL]

I guess what bothers me is that it didn't look professional. Hell, I could have done what he did and made bogey. Two sixes and a wedge and two putts? I think I could do it just about every time on that hole.

Problem is, NO WAY you could do what he did for the first 71 holes. Hard to be an armchair qb for that reason alone.

 

[TobyTyler]

Problem is, NO WAY you could do what he did for the first 71 holes. Hard to be an armchair qb for that reason alone.

Ain't that the truth! But I am top 5 in the world at armchair quarterbacking.

 

[RaiderZar]

Ain't that the truth! But I am top 5 in the world at armchair quarterbacking.

Just remember to name 5 ahead of you, which would actually make you 6th...

 

[SFNL]

This isn't necessarily related to Patrick Reed, but I got to thinking about young players that have fallen off of the map....

Anthony Kim. I know he was injured and has a major medical extension waiting for him, but by all accounts he should be back by now. Can't find anything out there on him and his current whereabouts. Interesting.

 

[pistlpete]

I can't criticize Reed if Miller didn't. At least I don't remember Miller's comment on the 6 iron.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

This isn't necessarily related to Patrick Reed, but I got to thinking about young players that have fallen off of the map....

Anthony Kim. I know he was injured and has a major medical extension waiting for him, but by all accounts he should be back by now. Can't find anything out there on him and his current whereabouts. Interesting.

Good point on Kim, another guy Sean O'Hair...I know he's still on tour, but pretty much an also ran already. That's why I think you get the win any way you can out there...it's hard to stick long term...Jason Gore was blazing a couple of years ago...now on the Web.com tour.

 

[SFNL]

I guess my point is win while you can however you need to because in golf it leaves faster than it comes.