Patrick Reed "cheating" at Hero World Challenge

[@pokeboi984]

The golf gods said: “no u” when the ball rolled down the other side of the green 😂

[@SheldonBoyce-Payne]

Lmao

[@ragnaraxelson59]

They giveth and they taketh away.

[@bartonpercival3216]

Karma baby 👌

[@jeddyhi]

I play on a public course, sometimes by myself, and I never let my wedge touch the sand. He knew what he was doing.

[@jx14aby]

I'm a hacker and I never ground my club in a bunker.

[@bluespeyerful]

Technically it wasn't a bunker, it was a waste area, thus he was allowed to ground his club. But he wasn't allowed to remove sand from behind his ball.

[@jx14aby]

@@bluespeyerful - Oh, a technicality! Thx.

[@davidmiller7781]

@@bluespeyerful that's correct. He had a practice stroke to the side which is allowed in a waste area but he knew what he was doing improving the lie. Major winner but always with an * against his name forever after this

[@davidmiller7781]

@Salty 556 depends on what they did...please explain

[@markconroy5844]

Makes you wonder how many times this happens of Thursday and Friday mornings when the cameras aren't on.

[@doowop6409]

the cameras are ALWAYS on my friend..even during practice rounds

[@drewbacca2536]

If you have ever played golf you would know that scenario isn't gunna happen for a long time most bunkers you can't ground your club so he just took advantage of idiots who made the rule but without that rule that would never happen

[@patrickfullsail2011]

99.9 percent of tour players play with integrity and would never do this. Patrick Reed should 100 percent be kicked off the tour.

[@brownbedard6584]

Drewbacca 25 but he cheated

[@fastguned]

@@drewbacca2536 No matter how you defend it or twist it, he CHEATED plain and simple.potty mouth

[@BigfootAnthropologist]

His wife says he never cheats on her because he's always got a good lie.

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

Not sure if that is an old golf joke everyone knows, but made me laugh.

[@dlpine71]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@daviegriffin3539]

🥁 *RimShot* 🎶🤣

[@richardleonardon2192]

She means he's got a good lay.

[@anyonebuthillary4712]

Ahhhhhhaaaaaaaa

[@part1801]

I actually have given Reed the benefit of the doubt all throughout his career but that is blatant cheating, he should have been disqualified

[@maninblack9850]

Random Person Tigers was an honest mistake. Duh. He ended up incriminating himself in the lost press conference which is the only reason anyone knew he took an illegal drop. Obviously if he was cheating, he wouldnt have said a thing and the world would not have known. Accidentally breaking the rules and cheating are 2 completely different things.

[@MC-nb6jx]

Man In Black .... Rubbish, he admitted wanting a better yardage🙄🙄 It’s ok being a Tiger fanboy, but he’s done “things” shall we say more than once🤔🤔 They know the rules, it’s their job.. They just “push them a bit”.. Dustin at the US Open TV tower🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@aotearoapark]

He did it twice. Removing the sand behind the ball TWICE!!. He should removed from pro golfer.

[@JoefromNJ1]

guess now he deserves the doubt?

[@MC-nb6jx]

JoefromNJ1 .... Nope he cheated 🙄🙄

[@superque4]

Plot twist of fate: Had he not created a perfect path to the ball, the addt'l sand would've slowed the club down just enough to not roll off the green.

[@nicolasbonnal9409]

thats karma baby :)

[@karlg1535]

The ball never lies

[@251648]

no. it would have had no spin and been impossible to control if he hadn't cleared a path to direct contact with back of ball. that's why this is such an egregious act.. he knew exactly what he was doing.. they said he did it twice, but it appears he did it every time he addressed ball. he's a clown with no morals.. doesn't belong on tour

[@FTX4816]

@@251648 wow relax.. have you ever heard of a rake?

[@drewbacca2536]

Walfredo having morals has nothing to do with the skill a golfer has. He could kick your ass whether you think you are doing the right thing in life or not just saying bud

[@jameshoran8]

Trevino had a great story once where a guy was 30 ft from the pin on a green. He kept marking his ball so many times he had a "gimme."

[@talkinghead3169]

"He is gonna pay a high price" First we had the Tiger, now we have the cheetah

[@theohuioiesin6519]

😂😂😂

[@ronnelson7828]

That cheetah claims he's as good as Tiger, but I think he's lion.

[@chilboswaggins5500]

@@ronnelson7828 You don't even have to poo-puma all over him like that. The cameras already caught his lack of caracal. I've even heard he commits offenses quite ocelot.🐾 That sly fox is nothing but a skunk. What a filthy beast. He's for the birds! 🐵 All right, no more bourbon today.🙈

[@85308arizonaboy]

And now he is suing the Golf Channel for calling him a cheater..??…750 million dollars worth!

[@TheLocalLt]

The funniest thing about this was that this event counts for nothing and is hosted by Tiger Woods during an off week LOL

[@keatonargo5197]

People don't know this though😂

[@theboss420ish]

What does that mean? Cheat?

[@TheLocalLt]

theboss420ish it means that there are times when cheating might pay off (if you can live with the shame), but this isn’t it. He might as well have sacrificed his reputation to win a cocaine-laced backyard game of cornhole at Dustin Johnson’s house, which has just about as the same importance in the golf world as this tourney, aka none. Yet Reed still just couldn’t help himself, it’s certifiably insane

[@12345Yeah]

You don't get money for winning this event?

[@TheLocalLt]

Brendan Meehan they give out money and world ranking points but it doesn’t count toward your season or career earnings in any way, and there is no prestige in winning beyond impressing Tiger and your peers, as there are only 15-20 players in the event. It’s a cool off-week event, but not something worth cheating over

[@monckus]

Bones: I give that lie a D- Bones 20 seconds later: I give that lie an A+🧐

[@gullybop1695]

Haaaaaaaaa

[@theamaturegolfer7798]

This is outrageous. It questions the integrity of our game when a tour pro cheats like this. Shocking.

[@Hammie0141]

Well he certainly isnt on steroids with a belly like that 😁

[@theamaturegolfer7798]

Hamie 😂😂😂

[@bartonpercival3216]

I mean come on. Does he think the camera didn't catch him grounding his wedge in the sand. Even a blind person could see all that sand fly back on his practice back swing!!!

[@thetruthchannel4634]

And the PGA has stopped viewers from calling in violations. That means that if the shot is not on camera or an official isn’t standing there, the player can get away with it. This morning I watched a kid that really fought Tiger on his third Amateur win. The Kid (name escapes me) actually reminded Tiger to replace his mark before putting because Tiger had forgotten . If he hadn’t told him , he would have won automatically. The announcers said it was the best sportsmanship act they had ever seen. The kid played only in two PGA events, (I think) didn’t make the cut and that’s it. He took Tiger to extra holes and at one point was six holes ahead.

[@toziassmitt]

“Our” game? Sorry, are you a pro golfer??

[@BigBadVVolf22]

How does he expect to not get caught when there’s 20 cameras watching him

[@georgecumberlidge1944]

How does everyone make these comments without realising this is a waste bunker…

[@BigBadVVolf22]

@@georgecumberlidge1944 it doesn’t matter that he’s in a waste bunker you jerkoff. You’re not allowed to improve your lie in this situation. He clearly does so by removing the sand from behind his ball

[@westham118]

Once a cheater always a cheater. They can’t control themselves

[@okiesailor5417]

When it rolled off, I call that KARMA for being a cheater.

[@Playboyy1985]

Imagine how much he’d be cheating with no cameras on him

[@taxicamel]

YUP! 19JAN22 ....and now that Reed has joined the LIV group .....for no other reason than greed .....because what does LIV have to offer? There certainly is no "golf history" and certainly no "golf pride" to join with .....so it can only be one reason to join this group .....MONEY. We all DO know of the Saudi human rights history ......but for someone who does in fact know the rules of golf, and is very prepared to break these rules on camera .......... this is very telling of Reed's character. NOW he is attempting to sue CNN’s Jake Tapper and Bob Costas with $450M lawsuit for making statements relating to him and the LIV "blood money" .....which we all are very aware of. Another very telling public move, of Reeds character. GREED ....with no ethics or morals ...and no interest in how he makes himself rich. .

[@chilboswaggins5500]

Private gambling matches would require a leash so he couldn't get near his ball without supervision.

[@claym594]

Put me down for 3

[@AWood28]

I liked the fact that after he had turned the lie into a decent one his practice swings were still acting like he had a tough one.

[@justinlanger7109]

Yeah I do same trick when I play my mate

[@taxicamel]

Agreed. It pretty much strongly suggests he does this all the time. Could it be considered "slight-of-hand" or "mis-direction" .....the "extra unnecessary antics .... 19JAN22 ....and now that Reed has joined the LIV group .....for no other reason than greed .....because what does LIV have to offer? There certainly is no "golf history" and certainly no "golf pride" to join with .....so it can only be one reason to join this group .....MONEY. We all DO know of the Saudi human rights history ......but for someone who does in fact know the rules of golf, and is very prepared to break these rules on camera .......... this is very telling of Reed's character. NOW he is attempting to sue CNN’s Jake Tapper and Bob Costas with $450M lawsuit for making statements relating to him and the LIV "blood money" .....which we all are very aware of. Another very telling public move, of Reeds character. GREED ....with no ethics or morals ...and no interest in how he makes himself rich. .

[@kipkelly8559]

Exactly and none of them touched sand on the take away either.

[@chilboswaggins5500]

The grandstanding and pearl clutching about Saudi money is quite rich. Over 85% of PGA Tour sponsors were doing business in Saudi, but HOW DARE YOU TAKE THEIR MONEY!! Their money is DIRTY...until it's in OUR hands, which magically turn it clean. 🪄 It's moot now.

[@cw6795]

I've played on a golf course like 3 times and I could see what he was doing from the get go.

[@raymondarmatino5030]

Hes done this exact same thing in other tournaments. He knows what he's doing is cheating

[@codypiccillo4427]

If you’ve ever played golf, you know closely you monitor your club in the sand. This was egregious.

[@Lewis_parry]

It’s crazy how there is a camera directly behind him and thinks no one will see him digging in the sand.

[@codypiccillo4427]

A couple people have right pointed out that he should’ve known there were a lot of cameras on him. To me that says he’s been doing this stuff for a very long time, that it’s so engrained in his behavior that he didn’t think twice about it.

[@drumzmagoo]

“Ball don’t lie”- R.Wallace

[@willardgentry6624]

Assy!!!!

[@drumzmagoo]

@@willardgentry6624 😂

[@huddybozak8803]

Basketball was funner before they started t-ing everyone who looked at the ref funny

[@67underpar61]

There was always something about Reed you have to admit. He comes across like a win at all costs even cheating merchant. Unforgivable.

[@extraordinarilybasic3250]

I want your soft ass life that something like a golfer moving sand is the most unforgivable thing to you lmao

[@JMAC85]

Not Anymore he’s LIV rich now 🤑

[@taxicamel]

19JAN22 ....and now that Reed has joined the LIV group .....for no other reason than greed .....because what does LIV have to offer? There certainly is no "golf history" and certainly no "golf pride" to join with .....so it can only be one reason to join this group .....MONEY. We all DO know of the Saudi human rights history ......but for someone who does in fact know the rules of golf, and is very prepared to break these rules on camera .......... this is very telling of Reed's character. NOW he is attempting to sue CNN’s Jake Tapper and Bob Costas with $450M lawsuit for making statements relating to him and the LIV "blood money" .....which we all are very aware of. Another very telling public move, of Reeds character. GREED ....with no ethics or morals ...and no interest in how he makes himself rich. .

[@chilboswaggins5500]

@@taxicamel Yet over 85% of PGA Tour sponsors were perfectly happy conducting business with Saudi. And now they're joined forces. What a wasted performance on your part. All that typing...

[@stevefvc]

Brandel Chamblee's defense attorney presents this as his first piece of evidence. lol

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

Reed actually said later that there was another camera angle that would've exonerated him. LOL!

[@slipknot7424]

I’ve never seen in 47 years a golfer practice swing into the sand, unbelievable.

[@scottlinton1343]

This was a waste area, not a sand trap. You are allowed to take a practice in that case. IF it were a trap, it would be raked after the shot

[@slipknot7424]

scott linton. Didn’t say it wasn’t allowed, I just said I’d never seen it before. 👍🏻

[@jakobsmith7439]

i did once.... when i was 7.... got penalized for it :/

[@JoefromNJ1]

guess in your world unless you have seen something, it doesnt exist.

[@JoefromNJ1]

@David its called a waste bunker. not same as a regular bunker. if you never played a course with waste bunkers then get out more.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

Thank you good sir for posting the tape. HA! He definitely cheated. The first takeaway was clear as day.

[@danguee1]

The second takeaway was clear as day, too.

[@dr.nigelcool3771]

He says now (2021, in Golf Digest interview) that he has never cheated. This is why he is reviled. If he would just own up to it and say that he's changed his ways--even if he doesn't really mean it--he might not be so hated.

[@taxicamel]

19JAN22 ....and now that Reed has joined the LIV group .....for no other reason than greed .....because what does LIV have to offer? There certainly is no "golf history" and certainly no "golf pride" to join with .....so it can only be one reason to join this group .....MONEY. We all DO know of the Saudi human rights history ......but for someone who does in fact know the rules of golf, and is very prepared to break these rules on camera .......... this is very telling of Reed's character. NOW he is attempting to sue CNN’s Jake Tapper and Bob Costas with $450M lawsuit for making statements relating to him and the LIV "blood money" .....which we all are very aware of. Another very telling public move, of Reeds character. GREED ....with no ethics or morals ...and no interest in how he makes himself rich. .

[@BourneAccident]

Instead of using his club, why doesn't he carry a small garden shovel and fix it properly?

[@joshuatahilla2179]

Hey has such obvious tells. @0:28-0:39 his behaviour could be described as nervously neurotic, like he’s exerting himself in some extra effort to be studious not to disturb the ground after he’s clearly moved the sand with his club head.

[@SethMacLeod95]

Bingo!! I’ve always thought that too with the shoulder shrug thing after haha and then looking at it from the side 😂😂

[@R-L-I]

Patrick Reed: “I’m just gonna clear away some sand so my club will have a better line to the ball, no one will notice right?” 🤦‍♂️

[@DAPW]

I am shaking rn how is he not in jail?????? WOW!

[@dallaswood4117]

Haha

[@Olympiamaniac]

😂

[@zombiehunter1152]

Unfortunately now Patrick reed will always be known for this, instead of his masters win. That’s what happens when you cheat.

[@ucviet1]

Zombiehunter115 yep that's why no one liked vj

[@danielkirkland3366]

He’s a piece of garbage

[@Noname-ni1dy]

So will Tiger be known as a cheater because he blatantly cheated at tHE Masters? Nick Faldo thought he should have been disqualified. Do I sense a double standard here?

[@gullybop1695]

Hey P.Reed is a good man and a great golfer.

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

No, if he was a stand up guy and had integrity but just slipped up here, it would be a blip on the radar. The problem is he has a sustained track record of being a ginormous douche bag to pretty much everyone.

[@cndvd]

He was unfrying his fried egg. Ha ha ha

[@FreshlySnipes]

Why wasn’t the bunker raked in the first place?? What a crappy lie for a bunker shot in a professional match.

[@ezpipes]

He has always a cheater, this goes back man years, he is just a bad human.

[@TalmboutJonAfrica]

I played with reed multiple times as a junior and teen amateur. He was ALWAYS a prick he's just one of those people.

[@rindjint3205]

*was many

[@bucstart]

Scratch golfer that's been playing for over 50 years --- he knew exactly what he was doing!!! Shameful.

[@MrGrungefuttock]

Absolutely. No way on earth as a proper golfer that he doesn't k ow hes doing this. Hes a cheat.end of story.

[@PendulousJohnson]

He's not even 50 years old

[@jojojo6147]

He cheated, no doubt about it.

[@bartonpercival3216]

@@PendulousJohnson I think BucStart meant , that he himself is a scratch golfer for over 50 years

[@sgtrock2821]

Scratch n Sniff?

[@ausername5410]

This isn't even his first time doing this! Unbelievable.

[@carlvonfuckwits2934]

Yeah wonder how long it took them to find something from 2015 and release it a day after? Sounds like they were fishing anyway.

[@PD-we8vf]

Oh my gosh. A golfer trying to bend the rules. He should be in jail! Give me a fucking break. Lighten up and get laid. I’m sure it’s been a while for you.

[@jayquan3307]

Wowzers that was atrocious. 100 percent he did that on purpose.

[@jayquan3307]

@I. Army I blame his parents. lol

[@chad2831]

@R P you must be an astros fan lol

[@taxicamel]

19JAN22 ....and now that Reed has joined the LIV group .....for no other reason than greed .....because what does LIV have to offer? There certainly is no "golf history" and certainly no "golf pride" to join with .....so it can only be one reason to join this group .....MONEY. We all DO know of the Saudi human rights history ......but for someone who does in fact know the rules of golf, and is very prepared to break these rules on camera .......... this is very telling of Reed's character. NOW he is attempting to sue CNN’s Jake Tapper and Bob Costas with $450M lawsuit for making statements relating to him and the LIV "blood money" .....which we all are very aware of. Another very telling public move, of Reeds character. GREED ....with no ethics or morals ...and no interest in how he makes himself rich. .

[@thomaszaleski889]

He grounded the club in a hazard multiple times that’s a stroke each time. He is a cheater. Now he wants to sue everyone. He’s a joke

[@squeedum4893]

"Patrick Reed CAUGHT cheating at Hero World Challenge" Fixed the title for you.

[@timothysullivan6783]

He must have learned golf from Judge Smails.

[@jamesgray7064]

Hey! Winter rules

[@gritnix]

You can't count that. He was interfered with. :)

[@chadams6242]

You put that steering wheel back where it belongs!

[@jameshoran8]

I should have yelled "Two."

[@m.kultra3959]

I can remember them saying he wouldn't pay up on his old college golf gambling debts...changed my outlook of his character.

[@wdmore]

He has no character

[@pete956]

And he stole money from his team mates.

[@quiksix25]

Confirmed his lack of character to me

[@johnpearce5487]

What a cheating git. Predetermined he knew exactly what he was doing - you could see he was jumpy - can I get away with this. I’m gonna improve my lie and try to make it look I was was just trying to work out how to play it. He should have been banned for this. Shocking behaviour. But then with him I half expect it.

[@WalkerTexas]

Ban him for life. Worse than Pete Rose.

[@garrettgreen9667]

You can see it in his body language. He was thinking about how to cheat and cover it up so his body was just on autopilot doing practice swings and fidgeting around. Dude knew exactly what he was doing.

[@steveniemyer9288]

He did cheat. He also cheated when he took an actual practice swing in the sand.

[@Twyer24]

Its not a bunker, its a waste area where grounding ur club is permitted. So that practice swing was fine. But cannot improve ur lie, which is what he did sweeping sand away from the ball

[@SebastianMeVi]

Steve Cohen guy above literally just explained it....

[@konjotin]

@Steve Cohen so you dont know the rules but still bothered to try to teach people?

[@TheBatugan77]

@@konjotin Tough shit, klaus.

[@19fergie88]

@@konjotin Yeah he admitted he wasn't too sure of the rules but not once did he even attempt to teach anyone anything so just you hop back off your high horse and let someone decent explain to him the rules which is all the guys asking pretty much.

[@gdobservation]

"At this point you're thinking how can I make 5, well...give me a moment here"

[@WildWing-wl7nj]

That's why he's playing on the LIV Tour.

[@BiffJackson-o4i]

For a cool 50 million dollars. Sweet.

[@Jerrypaks]

what about his practice swing in the bunker, USGA rule 12a -Touch the sand in a bunker with a club in making a practice swing, in grounding the club right in front of or behind the ball, or in making the backswing for a stroke.

[@ArtJorgensen]

It wasn't a bunker.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

He's been cheating since college. That's why he was kicked off the UGA team.

[@buckmchoots8824]

“Don’t count that! I was interfered with”

[@baabaameal]

Foooore!! I shoulda yelled two!

[@jimmycoleman5853]

Perhaps you should improve your lie

[@perserverance333]

After he pulled sand away like four times, he steps back and gives it the old "serious look over" with tilted head... obvious give away.

[@gregorylu]

He does this too in another video covering his US Open, where he will constantly pat down the grass behind the ball, then step away and "reconsider" his options.

[@ekbusdriver]

The slow-mo @ 1:36 says it all. Blatantly obvious.

[@eliasgolf2024]

even cheating he couldnt get it close, shameful

[@fozib2153]

I love the fact that some people think he didn't do it on purpose. He blatantly cheats.

[@deanlowdon8381]

Fozi B Yeah, there is no way he didn’t know what he has doing. Once was bad enough, but he did it twice!!

[@drewbacca2536]

Bro he said he didn't cheat just to get the attention off of him don't believe every word you hear and you won't be asking yourself that question

[@fozib2153]

I haven't believed what I've heard. I believed my what I saw. He puts his club on the sand, moves some sand (whether purpose fully or not) and then doesn't admit to moving any sand. Are you telling me, a professional golfer didn't notice that some sand, even a small amount of sand had moved? That's one point he cheated and I personally believe he did it on purpose. As he did it twice. Bro.

[@drewbacca2536]

@@fozib2153 he's allowed to put his club in the sand in that area dude, so technically he can take practice swings there by the ball, you can't improve your lie and that's what they gave him a two shot penalty for but he's allowed to do that so you're being overly dramatic over this incident

[@payasofeo69]

Drewbacca 420 what? Lol, you make no sense but hey, you’re just another one of those entitled pos who think they deserve everything.

[@tim40gabby25]

0:37 momentarily grounds club, in addition to the other stuff. Is he allowed to do that?

[@ArtJorgensen]

Yes, because he is not in a bunker.

[@strongcloud28]

wow just wow! the cameras were right there...you are leading the tournament, there were going to be several cameras watching you. omg!

[@captainmw8885]

I wonder how his parents are doing, not that he would care!

[@radar0412]

The only other person I've EVER seen move that much dirt was gold mining Legend Parker Schnabel using his Caterpillar D11T Dozer on "Gold Rush!!" 😅

[@kepler240]

I'm surprised he didn't use a driver, then swap to a wedge.

[@michaelbell2897]

That’s exactly why his caddy tried stepping in front of the camera first time he did it, then he held off cause he knew it was too obvious

[@Skynerdman]

This man has been a cheater all his life

[@gullybop1695]

That's not true

[@MyBodyWash]

GullyBop it is true go hear about his days in college

[@gullybop1695]

@@MyBodyWash well true or not he is a good golfer.

[@MyBodyWash]

GullyBop you are right, Reed is a fantastic player with all the right qualities. Which makes him even more dumb for thinking he needs to cheat to win and then deny it

[@gullybop1695]

@@MyBodyWash I chalk that incident up to his will and desire to win. I'm not condoning cheating or bending the rules I'm just saying hey we've all tried to cheat every once in a while.

[@michaelfitzpatrick1701]

Should be barred from the PGA

[@jimhalpert4959]

I love Patrick Reed. He's a golfer I can relate to. When I see him play, I think "Hey, I could make the tour one day too!". I've been known to accidentally kick my ball out from behind a tree or tee up an iron shot out of the rough. Thanks for being an inspiration to us weekend warrior golfers and giving confidence to all of the "Joe Six Packs" out there.

[@donaldblackmon36]

Seems to me he's more afraid of sand than getting caught after cheating

[@bingbong4729]

Id refuse to play with him again.

[@newmanfertig886]

I'd play with him. Think of all the 'tricks' he could teach you to improve your LIE

[@c2itccase9]

You’re a dork....and, a liar.

[@smooch5126]

What about when he takes a few steps away from the ball and takes his practice swing and hits the sand. Is that not also a penalty?

[@timstreitz4700]

Kevin Cartledge it’s a waste bunker, he can do that. But he had to know he was moving sand away every time he brought his club back. It’s hard to believe a professional would do that. That’s something you do when your just playing for fun.

[@smooch5126]

@@timstreitz4700 Thanks Tim. I didn't know you could do that.

[@MonsterMetalManiac]

He definitely knew Tim.. Should have called a penalty on himself. That’s what class act tour players do.

[@jeweleratlarge]

I too thought you couldn't ground your club in a bunker.

[@JoefromNJ1]

here's what google says: Waste areas are unmaintained areas of the course, and if you are in one you are allowed to ground your club. You can also take practice swings in the waste area. However, the action of grounding your club and taking practice swings must not improve conditions affecting your stroke (Rule 8.1)

[@joemcmahon9604]

Wow.. you can't see it at real speed. But on the replay that is so obvious that he was trying to improve that situation as he took those two practice swings.. man that was smooth. I bet he has done that a hundred times.

[@Chris-0703]

Perfect ambassador for LIV

[@90hjorth]

Oops I didn’t know you couldn’t do that lol. Do it all the time😂

[@pozmarciv]

So do you mean to tell me that you cant use your foot wedge?

[@henrygrand695]

Haha as you should! Let golf be fun, getting a bad lie just by shit luck shouldn't affect your game.

[@bmil38]

"yOu'Re RuInInG tHe InTeGrItY oF tHe GaMe😡😡😡😡😡😡" -stubborn old guys

[@zachweaver599]

Who gives a fuck if u play for fun lol I improve my lie every damn shot for a great round of 96!

[@zigwil153]

It was so obviously intentional it makes me embarrassed to watch him do it. When he was using the back of the wedge as a shovel he didn't know a camera was focused on him.... he realized it, then he started to move around like someone who knows he just got caught doing something wrong...

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

"Intention" has zilch to do with golf infractions.

[@bradellison1345]

I didn't think you could step away and take a practice swing either?? He should have just broke out the foot wedge like I do! LOL

[@mattwilkie9713]

You can in a waste area, not in a trap

[@NickCager]

Imagine how much he cheats when there's not a television camera with the world watching ten feet away...

[@Im__Your__Huckleberry]

I joking phrase guys in my golf group say after finding each other's ball in the woods "Does he have a swing? " "Not yet"

[@Unctahdew]

The ironic thing is if he would have left the sand behind the ball he would have ended up with a better shot 😂

[@grumpyoldgit8254]

he knew exactly what he was doing, and a 2 shot penalty is not a sufficient penalty. he should be disqualified

[@FGPViral]

Wow DQ'd?

[@lliammcbean]

@@FGPViral he did it twice. it should atleast be 2 penaltys

[@grumpyoldgit8254]

@@FGPViral should have DQd himself and apologised to TW and the rest of the field. if he try's to improve his lie on camera, whats he doing off camera. cheating is cheating don't try and make the issue lesser than it is.

[@thebackyardgolfer7010]

cantgetnoconsistancy yes for sure, didn’t think of the cameras 🎥

[@carlvonfuckwits2934]

Lots of players take practice swings just before a shot like this, that dirt or sand just happens to be more like moon dust.

[@hakanwesterdahl9324]

EMBARRESING ! SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED

[@PD-we8vf]

Håkan Westerdahl oh sure says the euro-trash. Reed is gonna kick your teams ass so hard at the pres cup.

[@deanlowdon8381]

R P Trying to be clever yet didn’t even realise Europe aren’t in the President’s Cup! Bravo sir, bravo... 😂

[@drewbacca2536]

@@deanlowdon8381 all these idiots making immature comments like these are the ones on the sides watching while all the men do the work you're sad

[@newmanfertig886]

Embarrassing you can't spell ;-) (Just messin' with ya)

[@MonaichFother]

I have been playing golf for 3 months now and have watched it on youtube for the last 4 days and never in that time have I seen anything like this.

[@carson3838]

yall this is a waste area ur allowed to ground ur club this isnt a bunker

[@kepler240]

He wasn't just grounding it. He was removing sand and improving the conditions affecting his stroke. Rule 8.1 clearly states you can't do exactly those two things.

[@pgjc756]

I Love Scoop Reed! He is solely responsible for my newly patent pending Scoop Wedge! The Scoop Wedge has a flange (which some may call a shovel) on the back of the wedge to get rid of those nasty hills and bumps while you are in the sand that are blocking your ball from being struck properly. Thanks Scoop!!!

[@timmerchant8665]

🤣🤣🤣

[@chilboswaggins5500]

Reminds me of that old Brady Bunch episode. Scoop Brady! #porkchops&appleshauuush

[@tigerwoods232000]

He’s a cheater and a thief!

[@tezzlacoilz]

Hahahahhaha. Incase people haven't seen it the comment refers to this clip where a guy gets given a glaswegian kiss for branding another golfer a cheat and a thief: www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/ax9vlx/youre_a_cheat_man_youre_a_thief/?

[@markhagen7719]

And a liar.

[@optimisticcosmic]

If you dislike cheaters why are you TW fan 😂. Tiger is cheap and cheated on his wife countless times.

[@tigerwoods232000]

optimisticcosmic on VS. off course is a big difference

[@optimisticcosmic]

@@tigerwoods232000 So what you're saying is golf is more important than your wife and kids...…..I guess you have to be that dumb to be a TW fan.

[@tamjones8127]

There is no possible way... None. that he did not know what he was doing.

[@SeoulSon51]

tam jones Right. First time, maybe. Shit happens. Second time? No way, he’s cheating 100%.

[@zachrizzo6525]

Dude is a scumbag. Fowler should have won the Masters instead of him

[@pigslefats]

It is so blatant-I've played golf for 37 years and that is BLATANT cheating. If someone in my group did that I would flat out accuse them of DELIBERATELY improving their lie and cheating. Absolutely no doubt. Golf relies on integrity and Reed is a cheating scumbag. When you see that you would want to count your fingers after shaking hands. And I would seriously call any friendship I would have with a 'friend' doing similar. You CANNOT trust people like this.

[@19fergie88]

@@pigslefats Fuck playing golf with you my friend. Sounds like warfare fss. After 37 years of play aswell I would presume you would realise how tough golf is and just let everyone make the most of it. Guys like you are the reason so many youngsters don't have the balls to start playing in a club.

[@19fergie88]

And ofcourse I'm not defending Reed who this post is about but just how angry you get about if your friend done this. Dude friends are friends and a game of golf shouldn't make you rethink that. End of day it's all a laugh over a pint in the clubhouse

[@thetruthchannel4634]

What was he doing taking full practice swings? And hitting the sand? 6:01.24 No club shall touch the ground before making contact with the ball or during the strike. He toook a practice swing and hit the sand (stroke) then touched the sand twice more before attempting to strike. That’s three strokes and no beer until the clubhouse

[@renejean2523]

It's a waste area/bunker rather than a regular bunker, so a practice swing can touch the ground. In a regular bunker that swing would be considered testing the sand and is not allowed. The issue in this case is that nowhere on the course are you permitted to improve one's lie, which is what Reed did here.

[@thetruthchannel4634]

@@renejean2523 Thanks. I never knew that about a waste area bunker. I was watching live When Johnson grounded his club in a tournament in 2009? And was penalized. It cost him the tourney and I think it was a major. They mentioned on air that players were given a sheet of paper describing the designation of each sanded area. And YES Reed clearly moved the sand back not once but twice. Shame !!

[@renejean2523]

@@thetruthchannel4634 - It's crazy. How much has Reed earned from his cheating compared to what it has cost him? The waste areas are pretty rare in golf really. And clearly Johnson thought he was in one that day. Mind you, as I recall there were people standing in the bunker so it's not surprising he made the error of thinking it wasn't a regular bunker. He really should have read his handout though. But unlike Reed, there was no intention to cheat anyone. And Johnson was on the final hole of a major. Reed was in some two-bit non-PGA Tour event. I'd say we've all had the temptation and opportunity to cheat at golf, but the vast majority of us never do it. I take penalty drops and count them, even when I'm playing on my own. Otherwise I can tell someone I shot 72 but a voice in my head says, "No you didn't. You shot at least 74, and you know it."

[@thetruthchannel4634]

@@renejean2523 I was amazed at how well Johnson took it. They showed that on camera. Imagine sitting there assuming that you had just won a major, and then someone walks up and you find out that you came in 2nd. He shrugged his shoulders and was totally cool. I’d like you to watch another video. It’s Kevin Kisner Cheating or something similar. I follow the Kis. He is ranked #39 and I’m trying to copy parts of his swing . In the video, he hits the ball twice. It’s a little flop shot from just off the green. You can hear click, click. The video guy says he cheated, but the ruling has changed and indicates that if it was unintentional than there is no stroke. They also did away with charging a stroke for the ball hitting your body. I learned a tough lesson. In a tourney, we were playing lift, clean & place with relief from casual water. I picked up the ball In just enough water to qualify for it to be picked up. However, the rule says , closest dry place no closer to the hole. The closest dry spot was in the woods. I would have gladly taken it BACKWARDS as far as to get out of the CW but the rule reads CLOSEST DRY AREA. Makes no mention of impediments (trees. Etc). I would have used two more clubs and choked down from 145 out. Just choke a 7 iron and hit ball first . My other claim to fame is that I once putted for Eagle at Bear Creek GC near Houston and then had to play a lost ball. Off the green, down into weeds and cattails. Never found it. Took a 7

[@thetruthchannel4634]

@@renejean2523 Reed is a cheater

[@mra57]

What about when he took a practice swing and tested the sand? 0:45

[@kepler240]

Right. Grounding your club is one thing. Testing the sand is another. He might as well have played a practice shot from there.

[@documax123]

That has to be the most egregious, poorly masked case of improving of the lie ever caught on camera. And the that it's by a Masters winner, just adds to how stubborn this will be in the annals of golf. Factor in, though also, that it is a particular player/masters winner with the personality/character narratives surrounding Patrick, and it is liable to dog him, this will, for the rest of his career. Like Fuzzy Zoeller's comment did.

[@soulerflare7]

Same guy that had his adoptive parents and little sister escorted from a PGA tournament just because his wife doesn't like them .

[@mattwilkie9713]

Seriously? That's crazy. The man is a tool

[@Ducksoup67]

Ha ha... I was watching the U.S. open with my high school aged daughter... I mentioned Patrick Reed was definitely one of those PGA pros that "swings above his weight" when it comes to wives / girlfriends. She immediately looked it up on her phone - found a pic of Reed and his wife and started laughing her ass off. : D

[@mattwilkie9713]

She not even super great looking. IMO. Which is irrelevant anyways. You should teach your daughter it's all about personality and how you treat people!

[@TroyBraiden]

What's the funny part about his wife? I don't get it.

[@Ducksoup67]

@@mattwilkie9713 That’s what I was teaching them, Matt. Reed is homely, but on top of that he’s a complete ass - hence, his wife is only with him for his $$$.

[@Ducksoup67]

@@TroyBraiden She’s out of his league.

[@TroyBraiden]

@@Ducksoup67 Just looked at the pictures. She's average. If anything he has a better face but he's not in great shape.

[@boogernights1]

He so shameless about it. He seriously does not care that he's now known for this. He's a known cheater.

[@jameshester4711]

This is a sand bunker not a sand trap and I believe you can take a practice swing in a bunker.

[@jamcatjoncar]

If any of my golf buddies saw that I did that in our Saturday morning 4some, I would never hear the end of it or be banished by them. In golf, simply, you don't cheat. If you make an illegal move, you call yourself on it. Thats why golf is an honorable sport compared with basketball and soccer and football where they would NEVER call a penalty on themselves. If Reed was unclear on the rules he should have called over a rules official.

[@natureiscalling1216]

Calm down buttercup. He didnt affect your 92 with a mulligan on the 10th tee

[@starkid20]

@@natureiscalling1216 LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@ESW206]

Tom Brady is GOAT lmao!!!! 👊🏿 zeeks 4some group are all beckys

[@1975tbm]

Lexi and Reed should hook up, both filthy cheats

[@liverpoolcrown3199]

@notformebeaky personal life has nothing to do with golf rules,thats their business

[@masmainster]

He did it twice, once when he dragged sand out from behind the ball, and second when he grounded his club during that practice swing. He is supposedly a professional, he knew what he did was wrong. A CHEAT! No if's or but's.

[@Mellow985]

You are allowed to ground your club and practice swing in a waste bunker

[@FranktheDachshund]

He really oversold that and then back plowed a path not once, but twice.

[@christianoskarsson427]

Why was he allowed to ground the club?

[@markmcg8309]

No one on the commentary seems to mention his practice swing a few yards to the left of the ball, where he hits the sand also - this isn’t allowed either?!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Under the rules, it is. It's not a bunker, it's a waste area.

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

The Albany course marks most of the sand not as bunkers, so the swing was legal.

[@Mrostrich2011]

improving the condition is never allowed in golf tournament history. Patrick Reed made more clear and deep mark line by cutting the sand to get better conditions to hit the ball precisely.

[@WildlifeObsessed]

“Appears to have improved the lie”. What. Stating the bleeding obvious - he did it both times. Not smart.

[@jackmasters9953]

Three times. Tested the sand with the full swing!!!!

[@surgefiggy7571]

U know, I first told myself it was probably an accident the first time. But a second time 😒 Reed should be penalized for the 2020 pga season. How many times has he done something similar but didn’t get caught?

[@wastedbread8036]

i didn't know you can't touch the sand lol

[@thomasjohansson5045]

You can, but you can't scrape away sand in front of the ball to get a better lie.

[@marklafferty4031]

This guy needs to be called out. Not only did he improve his lie, he steps off to the side and takes a full practice swing hitting the sand.

[@mattwilkie9713]

Practice swing not illegal in waste area, only in sand trap