PATRICK REED HAS NOW BEEN EXPOSED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION BY SKY SPORTS!

Sky sports have JUST EXPOSED patrick reed for being a CHEAT! There is no going back for patrick reed now after this, that is for sure! Patrick reed has been caught cheating in the dubai dessert classic but sky sports golf have had something to say about it
It was always going to be entertaining between patrick reed and rory mcilroy but this tournament took everything to a whole new level. The breaking golf news and trending golf news is that patrick reed has been caught cheating, which is no surprise.
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[@matthewyonkman5692]

Let's not let Reeds shenanigans and Homa's heroic ending distract us from the other big thing that happened this weekend: Rickie Fowler had a top 10 finish!

[@lajinmark2084]

After being a Rickie fan for years I gave up on him after his famous Holiday trip and turning on the best coach in the game (Butch Harmon) who said ''Ricky need to figure out if he's a Kardashian or a professional golfer'' He's back with Butch now! I was worried he was going to LIV but he made the exempt list after all the LIV guys quit! he got lucky, he better get exempt or he's done!!!

[@jacobw1003]

Yeah his game is really starting to come back together.

[@jguitar29]

Agreed Would like Rickie to come back into form… check out the video where he played with Rick Sheils…. Actually met Rickie in Florida and got some putting tips from him… such a cool guy…

[@lajinmark2084]

@@jguitar29 Yes! Ricky is getting off the tee better and setting up the approach to be better in position for birdie putts. Great to hear Ricky is a cool guy. I met Phil when he guest starred on a tv show I was working and he was a TOTAL jerk and he was only 24 then.

[@jwild5360]

Ricky played solid in the pro member tournament a few weeks ago as well. 63 64 65. Not a tour event but still solid play.

[@hoozurmama883]

How many times has Reed been shown to be a cheater and yet nothing is done.

[@johnsadler6441]

Cheats get kicked out of clubs but not when you are a wealthy pro. Weird world

[@tryingtobefairandobjective3480]

About the same number of time that the Orange liar has tried to overthrow democracy.

[@MickLoud999]

That is an astoundingly tone deaf statement. He was penalized 2 strokes for the infamous lie improvement at the 2019 Hero World Challenge. He ended up losing by 2 strokes. Reed was kicked off The University of Georgia golf team for underage drinking and theft. He went to Augusta State where he was accused of shaving strokes and his teammates wanted him off the team. He was given a two-match suspension instead. During some Ryder Cup matches some players asked not to be paired with Reed. I think Speith is the most obvious one as they were quite successful together. Being sanctioned by a teammate is actually kinda worse.

[@jedisith19]

Typical Patrick Reed, nobody should be surprised . According to his fellow teammates he’s been doing it since his college days. 😂

[@cdunne1620]

..objection your honour, hearsay

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@cuencaview8303]

Honest people are in Heaven, liars will be absent.

[@kennydeas1581]

Drop dead

[@darthbog2125]

@@cuencaview8303 I would be in heaven if people stopped preaching fairytales

[@EastCoastDigs]

I am embarrassed for Reed , team Rory on this one

[@cdunne1620]

I am embarrassed for this poor KZbinr who obviously has zero cop-on. If he sends me his address I can send him a few cans of cop-on and maybe a can of woop-ass.

[@jimthompson5309]

This guy has a long history of cheating both professionally and as an amateur. He needs to be called out for this one as his ball ended up on another tee. It cannot continue!

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@kennydeas1581]

Drop dead

[@weeronnie100]

100% buddy 👍

[@phillipjoyce8825]

The shit thing about Reed's cheating is that many people watching him are fans. They'll watch him 'bend the rules', and later in their and your own club competition, some guys will 'definitely see their ball' for a drop, or 'yeah it crossed the hazard line here' for a drop ... Basically, Patrick Cheater Reed will end up in no small way degrading the quality of your own club competition golf, and if you abide by the rules, it will be to your detriment. Which in my opinion, totally sucks.

[@cannavan1]

The bunker incident was even worse where he took several 'practice' swings in a bunker to dislodge a mound of sand which was behind his ball . It was captured on camera but surprisingly wasn't picked up on the course at the time . Can't remember which tournament it was .

[@williammills8953]

I honestly think the incident where he pushed the ball into the soft grass. Because the grass where the ball landed was thick. So he wanted relief to get out of it.

[@weeronnie100]

Yea brooks kepka called him a cheat for that time the other players found some courage and called him out

[@martinotuathaigh3774]

If there is video evidence that a categorically wrong decision was made here, then this should be revisited, not just for the sake of the tournament result , but also for the integrity of golf , - I remember padraig Harrington climbing a tree in druids Glen to identify his ball in an Irish Open

[@tonybartley4737]

Hi I had the hips for 3 years went from 7 to 16 Hips now cured, changed from a lefty to eighth in all yippie puts

[@philk4645]

i the patrick reed carrie’s a bit more too much weight to go climbing trees, plus palms don’t have brsnches

[@definitiveenergy1878]

Not so sure about this one. We have instant replay in most professional sports because a footballer might have thought he was inbounds, but instant replay says otherwise. Did the replay show where his ball was? If so, why didn't the video crew notify the marshal?

[@back9films]

True, it didn’t show exactly to the point where it was

[@MickLoud999]

I think baseball is actually worse. How many times has a play been reviewed. They will show it on screen. Yet the umpires STILL get the call wrong?!?! The worst phrase ever is “lack of clear and convincing evidence”

[@johnhay7290]

Reed is a very talented player who has no code of honor. He's obviously a very insecure human being with a bad self worth...it's a shame, he needs therapy. His defense mechanism is to attack, accuse, sue anyone who takes his lies on...He's actually the perfect golfer for LIV.

[@ianwoollard2063]

He will be remembered for all the wrong reasons

[@darthbog2125]

You're not a nice person John

[@weeronnie100]

👍👍👍

[@shug2795]

@@darthbog2125 ...even if what you said is true.

[@vpf5295]

I agree something must be done. Reed needs a Marshal following him around every round- In this case, didn't a Marshal say he saw the ball go into the tree? Then how can Reed see it in another tree? Reed disgusts me. He may be making money but I can't imagine he has any real friends or anyone who wants to play with him.He needs to be suspended for the multiple deliberate infractions.

[@BatMan-oe2gh]

He was kicked of his college team for cheating. And not many people like him. A lot say he is arrogant and selfish. I and looking at all the other balls in the tree, I am stunned that he could claim he had ID it. He claims he could tell by the marking on the ball that he makes, If I was the rules official, I would ask to see another of his balls to see if it did have the same marking. I am not sure if another marshal stated he saw the ball go into another tree. But the video from Sky shows Reed was at the wrong tree. Cheers

[@MickLoud999]

Some tournaments he needs armed security or police. Some people get in his face and yell that he sucks!! lol His caddy actually had to push one guy away.

[@back9films]

*who agrees 😳 the most exciting 24 hours right?* From the news and insights in the following days we can't categorically conclude Reed is cheat. More action would have been taken if this was the case. My video is based on pure speculation from the media. Maybe we should give him a chance as guilty until proven!

[@brianlehr78]

No not even close

[@TheCarty1986]

Cameron Smith was slapped with two-shot penalty in the moments leading up to his final round tee time at the FedEx St Jude Championship, after playing a shot from the wrong place during the third round

[@thebambino4728]

Yeah it was GREAT and the BEST THING was that Rory BEAT CHEATER Reed !!!

[@tombland7336]

Just some feedback. You said that when Reid arrived he was told by the Marshall that it had hit the tree and not come down. Later you say that Reid confirmed that he had seen which tree it hit and that he had identified the wrong tree. So, surely the Marshall who told him it had not come down would have identified which tree it hit. If I were in Reids position I too would have taken the binoculars and started looking for my ball, which would be the make and number (appreciating that there are also markings, something Reid would know too). As such, clarity is required regarding whether the tree was 100% identified by Reid or the Marshall and, playing devil's advocate, when he identified his ball, which he 'could have done' by coincidence of make and number, if he was looking at the wrong tree why did the Marshall not say so?

[@philrob156]

The marshal didn’t see which tree just that he never saw it down

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@brianstephen5392]

Let's not make any excuses for Reed here, he claimed it was his ball, it is impossible for it to be his ball and he knew it, he's an outright cheat and he's been caught out again. He makes a mockery of the rules of this sport where integrity is paramount but Reed couldn't care less, officials need to grow a pair and make an example of him with an immediate ban for at least the rest of the season maybe next season as well.

[@martynmurfitt-wrather7555]

If Reed has any respect for the game (and himself) then he admits his error (and we have to at least give him the option of saying he was mistaken) and returns his cheque - nothing less can be considered correct in my opinion.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@darthbog2125]

@@mandyalberto I'm okay, thanks

[@aimeagle]

I'll just say this. Anyone that hasn't been caught cheating isn't necessarily innocent. They simply haven't been caught. With all the cameras, other players, and officials it's rather hard to really cheat during the game itself. I'd be willing to bet that 90+% of the players have something they do that wouldn't be considered in the spirit of the rules. This isn't the game it was 40+ years ago or 100 years ago. This is a GIANT monster of money. People do all sorts of shady stuff when it comes to fattening a bank account.

[@justinr6439]

Only a giant money monster for maybe like 20% of the people

[@jamest3552]

​@@justinr6439 Because there's so much money now, there's less need to cheat to earn a good living. Decades ago they would've been more apt to cheat to put food on the table, yet they didn't.

[@stuartmitchell7287]

Once is a mistake but multiple sketchy at best issues surrounding Patrick Reed. You are correct...if he cannot 100% identify it was his ball (or if his playing partner can't either) then he MUST go back and play 3 off the tee. To look up and claim...yes that is my ball, then tv cleary shows it in another tree....action by the Tour needs to be taken.

[@weeronnie100]

Correct buddy exactly what he should have done he's a cheat no time for him at all

[@INYB]

One of the reasons he was kicked off his college team is because his teammates told the coach he was a cheater. He is, was, and probably always will be a cheat.

[@michaeldoherty7434]

Reed obviously “wanted” it to be his ball and may have seen a mark that is similar to what he uses and therefore said that he could identify that it was his. Obviously he was wrong. It’s very hard to identify your ball unless you clearly see all of the marking that you have placed on the ball or else can lift it and confirm it. It’s a poor rule in that you cannot identify a ball that is 20 feet up in a tree but you are almost certain from what you have been told that the ball is up a tree. Yes it could have bounced down and nobody saw it but in this case it should be accepted that everyone is 90% certain that the ball is up a tree. However, the rules state that he needed to be certain and he knows that. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt but it does look very suspicious. He has previous form which doesn’t help.

[@brianpeek5828]

Actually the rules state "Known or Virtually certain". Reed did everything right!.

[@davidmahady8241]

@@brianpeek5828 dyno sheds light virtually certain means to me not 💯 but a reasonable certainess from common sense deductions based on details( like official commenting, flight path , other neutral observers!!

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@keneves5282]

I think the problem with Reed is he cheats (and after this weeks tournament he’s proved it once again) but the golfing authorities are scared ( in my mind ) to “ call him out “ over it for fear of being sued.

[@rayray8212]

Exactly! My question would be, how many times has he cheated and not been caught/exposed when the camera wasn't on him?????? Sadly, golfs reputation as a display of honesty, ethics, morality and decency has been badly tarnished by those with none of those qualities, like Reed and tRump.......

[@Gatvol59]

The referee made the call dingbat

[@MorGuitarz]

Awesome to find you on here! I watch your great lesson vids all the time👍⛳ awesome channel & subscribed

[@back9films]

thank you! appreciate it

[@davidmaxfieldgolf]

Cmon guys, don’t you know his ball can jumps trees. I mean the guys so amazing that his ball breaks the surface of the ground on the second bounce. Reeds balls are amazing

[@back9films]

Hahaha I want some of them 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidmaxfieldgolf]

@@back9films I’d like a pair too! 😂😂😂

[@mikewilliams1479]

I need me a sleeve for my next tourney

[@uglygolf]

These comments look soooo wrong 😂😂😂

[@back9films]

When you find them let me know 🤣🤣🤣

[@kimwieslaw8339]

Great breakdown of the match …. I think you said it all about R … sad.. I liked his style and game when he first came on the radar..oh ! 🇦🇺and his mix a match set of clubs that he liked in his bag …

[@tims8282]

Reed has been exposed many times as a cheat, so it is no surprise that he could see his ball markings high up in the WRONG tree!

[@nicholasdemetriades9154]

Once a cheater always a cheater.

[@duranburnett]

My issue with Reed is that he was so certain, he should not have said he was certain its his ball. But my other issue is the fact that no official saw the ball. Come on people there is literally thousands of eyes on the ball, how could no one see where it went?

[@edstrazz2758]

If you cheat and get away with it, guess what. You keep cheating. Reeds recipe and blueprint. He's make millions doing it.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi Ed how are you doing

[@fredfrank3347]

There were a lot of balls in that tree. Maybe he thought he saw his, but he was just going on what someone had told him.

[@imtheman4805]

Or he was just cheating!! I’ll go with cheating considering it’s his 1000 time

[@cbfabulldogs]

Max Homa seems like such a chill dude. Happy to see him succeed.

[@winston9971]

Why can’t they use the film footage at the time to determine where the ball went. There’s cameras all over the place there

[@davidcunningham7432]

My understanding is that Reed described his ball markings to the official and then the official identified the ball in the tree as Reed’s using the binoculars. If Reed never touched the binoculars, then that must have been his ball. His playing partner would have seen Reed’s ball at the beginning of the round and could confirm its markings. I haven’t seen the video of the event so I’m not sure about the entire context of what occurred.

[@helenver3872]

do you have a link to the video of the strange putter?

[@Brihutchie1]

Retrospective action should be taken, its clearly obvious that he has cheated. The guy has form, and it's taking the "P" now.

[@back9films]

I agree!! I can’t see it happening though

[@chuckycheese84]

that would be the same as when "armchair officials" called in shots, hence the Lexi Thompson incident in 2017 and DJ at the 2016 US Open. I'm glad that they banned the ability for viewers to do that

[@danielh1830]

Its a shame he didn't have you there.

[@davidmahady8241]

@@bert1450 no I don't think integrity in their dictionary !!

[@cdunne1620]

..I disagree, it’s the official’s job to make sure things are carried out according to the rules. If someone is looking through binoculars to identify a ball and the official allows it there is something badly wrong with the tournament supervision. Anyone can mistake their ball for someone else’s. People are too quick like this youtuber to accuse. There is such a thing as slander so be careful little man. Hans Niemann crap all over again!!

[@rickandersen707]

An incognito official appointed by whichever tournament Reed is competing in , should follow him like a shadow....

[@gregwilliams9658]

Reed is just a walking controversy. If it was a one off it could be excused but this is like the 5th or 6th occasion he has cheated. He is so untrustworthy and unprofessional, its a joke at this point. Thank god Rory won!

[@tomprevost2477]

The Official should of asked him to show a ball in his bag marked like that and his playing group if he identified his ball like that on the first tee.

[@martinirons89]

"The responsibility for playing the proper ball rests with the player. Each player should put an identification mark on his ball." He played someone else's ball, pretty simple; two stroke is realised before the next hole and disqualified if not

[@chaddddd1251]

I don't blame Patrick Reed. Its probably a new exciting modern format on LIV Golf where you can claim any ball as yours to make it more game changing way to play golf. Just don't blink.

[@alexjohn5086]

Best ball coming to LIV ...LOL

[@CajunChannel]

Marshall says it wNt in a tree - Reed spots same Brand and number as his ball - says it’s my ball … how is that cheating.

[@Mycroftsbrother]

You are required to mark your ball. If you can't see the mark, it's not your ball. How many golfers were using a Titleist Pro V #2 that may have hit balls into that tree? Conceivably, many. He should have gone back to the tee where he's hitting shot number three.

[@brianpeek5828]

@@Mycroftsbrother Have you ever heard of the term " Virtually Certain". He was told by officials that his ball was in that tree! What else could he have done?

[@wout123100]

yeah,. i dont like the guy, but in this case i say , not guilty. people let emotions decide here..thats why all the backlash.

[@davidmahady8241]

@@wout123100 to me there is no clear-cut evidence he cheated anywhere with wrong intent ! He said in sand he broke the rule but not intentionally .I will view sand again but seems he may be telling the truth!!

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@artgianopolus2820]

They need to take the clowns tour card. Stay with the LIV tour where they put up with him

[@glenngouldification]

You mean the LIV cheater tour !

[@TheCarty1986]

Hold up, hold up … Cameron Smith was slapped with two-shot penalty in the moments leading up to his final round tee time at the FedEx St Jude Championship, after playing a shot from the wrong place during the third round. It was found out in a similar fashion by someone seeing it replayed in the evening after the third round and reported in the morning before teeing off.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@kennydeas1581]

Drop dead

[@jareddixon3978]

Feels the same as handing in an incorrect scorecard very naughty

[@rayruzewicz3423]

Did not his playing partner state that Reed identified his ball to him, and described the marking. Ok to clear this up get a Green keeper to climb 'Reed's' tree to retrieve that ball (or otherwise). Then either move on or take action against a cheat.

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@phildavis1825]

Rory and Reed should do a charity fight lol.

[@bathman6366]

Reed is just so unlikeable. This guy basically disowned his family once he got rich. One takeaway from this weekend that hasn't been mentioned. LIV players are competing well and looking fresh when they hit the main tours. Even Poulter was playing better than I've seen from him for years. There was a concern that the non-competitive nature of LIV would see players flop when they competed on the main tours, but the reverse is happening.

[@back9films]

Good to hear your thoughts! thanks for tuniing in

[@barryhill6482]

I’m not familiar with Palm tree rules and binoculars. I don’t know how anybody could pick their ball out of a Palm tree from any angle, since there is probably a dozen Titleist balls already in it. What are the officials there for anyway. If they can’t say what tree it is in, or it is stuck in that particular tree, then re-hit or drop! Does identifying your ball give you distance and not need to re-hit?

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@shicks9231]

Why did no one after Reed claimed he could identify his ball put a drone up to assure everyone he was being fair to other players. It would take 5 minutes to arrive at a correct result. This should be paramount when it can affect the winnings of other players.

[@matthewcurrier3636]

That is a smart idea. Think of where balls have stuck in the past that players can't actually identify such as this. Use some of the technology that's available these days rather than having so much 2nd guessing.

[@garyalpern1402]

Or, send someone up the tree. Must be a local that can do it.

[@weeronnie100]

Fantastic idea I like your thinking 😁

[@fire4efect]

Cheaters NEVER win.....in the end. Great win for Rory!

[@Handletaken4]

Oh for fug sakes. The ball went in the tree. Drop, hit 3.

[@greglemieux2850]

At the time of the incident, Reed took the word of an official and/or bystander as to which tree his ball went into. Reed may have seen a marking on a ball in the tree that looked like his own, and the official agreed that he could drop his ball at that location. Had he properly identify his ball in the other tree, the outcome would have been the same. To me it is the same as when a ball slices into a penalty area and the player has to make a judgement call as to where the ball crossed the penalty area. His ball was definitely in a tree, he took the penalty and played. No big deal.

[@nipperbenson1]

So he didn't properly identify his ball. (Had he properly identified his ball in the other tree?????) Unless you are 100% sure it is your ball you declare it lost. That is down to him. He didn't know where the ball was, couldn't absolutely identify it because it has been shown it was in a different tree. Take your medicine and the penalty. Or cheat. If I was playing out of your club I'd be getting your cards checked mate.

[@cdunne1620]

@@nipperbenson1 ..no it’s the official’s responsibility to officiate, it’s that simple. If you have a problem it should be with the official’s handling of the whole thing

[@nipperbenson1]

@@cdunne1620 It's the golfers responsibility to identify his ball correctly. Then and only then does the official (If there is one) make a ruling. There's more to golf than hitting to ball you know.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi Greg how are you doing

[@golfdonwon]

Reed is one of my favorite golfers. There was nothing wrong with this drop. Move on. Rory on the other hand needs to get a clue. How many green jackets does he have. I know Patrick has one.

[@cooperthegoldendoodle]

If the rules official also saw the ball then the buck stops with the rule guy.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@thewaygokid3135]

I think Reed saw a ball with a mark on it (not sure if he would be able to read the number with binoculars) then claimed it as his. At that point the rules official couldn’t dispute it. Reed should have to declare to his playing partners any identification marks before he starts looking for it up a tree.

[@JohnThomas-bi2dx]

Think we need a relook into the rules …to avoid these situations

[@averymadden2449]

I cannot understand why LIV GOLF would even want to have a known cheater as part of their golfing pros!

[@raykelly2854]

Why the background music?

[@leonardrhode7016]

Will Zalatoris seems to have a slight arc in his putting stroke, if that is a case he would be better of with a toe balanced putter and not the face balanced putter.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@cgmat7804]

I was hoping for a playoff!! Whatever the controversy with Reid & Rory this was Box office viewing

[@davidw2033]

I also watched the final round. Rory was clearly rattled by Reed. I believe Reed was deliberately playing slow just to annoy Rory. But here is what I noticed. The intensity Rory was showing was far greater than even the final round of last years Open Championship or the Tour Championship. Winning was not his drive here. It was just making sure that a LIV golfer did not win, especially Patrick Reed. I still think the previous weeks final round in Abu Dahbi was even more entertaining.

[@okolekahuna3862]

I thought that you're not supposed to ground your club on the red line of the hazard??? Because it looked like Rory did that on his approach shot of the 18th.

[@RonDavidowicz]

Old rules, new rules you can ground club in penalty area.

[@Thefairwaysgolf]

Old rule , you can now ground the club in a hazard

[@leighmurrell5494]

Serial is serial is serial. Great win by Rory and yes, great to see Ricky back up towards the top and likewise for Jason Day.

[@500VulcanRider]

I agree with you he cheated BUT I do not and will never support the use of replays in golf, not after what happened to Lexi Thompson and Anna Nordqvist. If it is not caught during the round, sorry.

[@back9films]

That’s a good point to be fair i didn’t think of that

[@johndirom8999]

'Minus 6'...really? Never heard any golfer say 'minus 6' instead of '6 under'.

[@tjg922]

Lets be honest, just ban the cheat from any pro tourney

[@golfbbqandwatches]

If there is no process for a TV review at the time, as we see in cricket, it relies on the honesty and integrity of the player to make the call. If there was any doubt then the ball should have been declared lost and Reed taken the penalty and re-teed. Looking at the tree itself and how many balls were in it there is no way in my mind that Reed could have positively identified his ball. The rules official could definitely have stepped in here and not just taken Reed on his word and ruled the ball lost. Golf is a game of integrity, and Reed has just shown us he has little. I don’t think the Tour can impose any penalty in retrospect, as it will only pour petrol on already flaming inferno, but i don’t think Reed should be allowed back at any events. He was only there for OWGR points as him and his LIV mates don’t get any. Go back to Greg and the Saudi’s Patrick, we don’t want you here.

[@back9films]

Good to hear you thoughts connor, i just can’t believe with the technology we have in the game at this happened to be honest!

[@davidmahady8241]

Reed is gonna win Masters nobody gives a more shall we say honest effort than him and by that I mean every cheat accusation with him is not 💯 convincing I do believe he said with sand it was unintentional but yes he broke the rule ! I will review but looked unintentional too me ??He competes very hard and highly talented!!

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@cragre28]

I have used the old foot wedge when playing with friends, but the difference is I told them and they did the same when they were on a root or behind a tree with no back swing. A pro can't just say, 'oh it was probably in that tree, so I say it is definitely in that tree without a doubt.' There are millions of dollars at stake here that comes out of someone else's pocket when you have a cheater.

[@gregwilliams9658]

I think you meant 36 hole cut on the DP tour for Hatton rather than 54 but its all good

[@johnwhite7320]

I think Reed cheated because his story about how his ball was marked when he started the round was different than the marking on the ball in the tree according to his playing partner.

[@andrewdownie4941]

I think you are being a bit harsh on Reed on each pairing there are scores and players can call upon the referees at any time these guts are hitting balls out of sight and usually people watching inform the players where the ball has landed ir finished up.Looking back to last year's BMW and Rory 's drive on the 16th or 17th hole if went into the trees and at least a minute later the ball surprisingly flew out on to the fairway kettle and pot comes to mind .

[@matthewcurrier3636]

It seems like a scenario where it's a far stretch to say he's not cheating, but also a far stretch to say he's cheating. We weren't there looking through the binoculars and I'm guessing the host of this video didn't go down there after wards and take a look. Player don't have the luxury of overhead video footage, slow-mo, etc. Where do you draw the line between cheating and human error??? They get paid plenty of money to put up with this sort of thing thou. Wouldn't that make golf less fun thou, "Excuse me sir, I noticed you moved your marker back over w/ your putter 2.5 mm from where it was prior. You cheated!" Ha, ha. I doubt he could have identified his markings on the ball in the tree; so he didn't know it was his exact ball? What's the ruling in that case?

[@alanlight4660]

Reed needs to go. On the up side great win Rory. And as previously pointed out, great finish Ricky. Golf needs less Reeds and more Fowlers.

[@danielgrooms2496]

Didn’t Lexi Thompson get hit with a 4 shot penalty after a fan called in and video footage confirmed it? I’m curious why this wouldn’t happen here. Not saying it would be 4 strokes but definitely some penalty added.

[@timharmer3600]

Whilst I can't stand Reed at all.. if he sees a Titleist prov1 # 2 in the tree and that's what he is using why wouldn't he think it's his if an official told him that is the tree it went into? I understand, what you're saying Alex, I just think he assumed.. the same brand the same model the same number.. 🙂 can't see my mark, but it looks like my ball.. 🤔

[@back9films]

Good point Tim but the law says you have to have no doubt it’s your ball so if there are a few this could it make it certain

[@pdashs5810]

@@back9films I think it was also reported he said he could see his black arrow and a red dot on the ball which is how he marks it - so glad Rory won as PR is a stone wall 100% cheating cockwomble!

[@PowersFamily2011]

@BACK 9 FILMS what law? Rule 7.2 How to Identify Ball A player's ball at rest may be identified in any of these ways: • By the player or anyone else seeing a ball come to rest in circumstances where it is known to be the player's ball.

[@michaeldoherty7434]

That’s why you put a unique mark on your ball. You have to be 100% sure that it is your ball (well as sure as you can be when the marking is very uncommon). A ball with the same make and number and colour of number is not enough. The problem is that when the ball is embedded in a palm tree like it was then it is very hard to see any markings. Reed may have seen a red line on the ball which might have been similar to what he uses but he wouldn’t have seen enough of it so he should have admitted that he wasn’t certain.

[@Mycroftsbrother]

That's why you have to mark your ball. If you can't see the mark, NOT YOUR BALL.

[@lewisdallas3895]

Agree what a closing 36 holes, Reed needs to go somewhere else entirely and just not play competitive golf any more!

[@back9films]

More of the same??!

[@tavaroache8109]

Yes however he would have had a clearer shot playing the drop from the first tree . They need to make a tree rule when it can be proved via video your balm went into a tree

[@JohnnyDSR]

Takes the binoculars. Looks up in a tree with half dozen balls stuck in fronds. Spots one with a red dot... then says there it is the one with the red dot. Good work SkyNews !!! The entire process seems totally dependent on honesty. There is no way he could be sure since they left the ball in the fronds and no one checked vs balls he was playing! They just took his word for it and let him drop!

[@richardcp417]

exactly - rules based on trusting a player's honesty; we can give benefit of the doubt but PR should've had to produce another ball with his unique mark THEN had an official match it up - not to mention his playing partner verifying his unique mark even before the official

[@deeps8622]

It was supposedly a line with an an arrow

[@notagolfer9340]

If it wasn't for Patrick Reed this tournament wouldn't be talked about at all. His drama made this event!!!

[@BTal-kp1qd]

You're right, and Hitler really put Germany on the map!

[@davidmahady8241]

Thornborg Oleson has real flair for dramatic I think potential major winner placed16th first Masters He is the master of the eclectic funky golf round 😃😃

[@JustMeHere359]

I can't stand both of them. But once thankfully only on a practice round I pulled my drive into deep rough. I walked into where I thought my ball should be. There I seen a ball. Same make, same model, same number, same markings. Three red dots. I played the ball back onto the fairway. I took less than 10 steps and spotted a ball in the same rough. Same make, same model, same number and the exact same markings. My mate who is a single figure golfer said as I played the first ball I found, I could of swore your ball was a bit further forward. That was where I found ball 2. So which was mine??

[@joanlarkin7808]

Reed is not a nice person not the first time he has cheated a d remember his antic9 at the Ryder Cup to the spectators to be ignored for sure. But hopefully your piece will go viral

[@garethbarnes3680]

Theres enough coverage now to show these cheats up. If Reed is caught he needs to be brought to book

[@bosullivan5462]

Will the authorities ever call him out ...... ask him to explain himself? How many times must we watch this???

[@ge8382]

Reed is a king, the marshall said it hit that tree and he probably did see the same ball with similar markings. Even the same ball with the same number without the markings would have been good enough in this case. Anyway, even if it is another tree he would still have to drop it in similar position so there is no real advantage unless he had to go back, the ball obviously went in a tree close to the one he dropped from.

[@dhdxb6428]

He would only have been dropping from a similar position if he could actually see his ball in that tree. And since we still don't have a photo of it 2 days later, it presumably isn't visible so he'd have been going back to the tee. There's no way he could be categorically certain the ball he saw was his, and it's blatantly dishonest of him to say he was.

[@ge8382]

it is a business and he operated in a grey area here. If you go strictly by the rules you are right because he can’t be 100% sure unless they would use a ladder. But there was no doubt his ball was in a tree so he used his discretion to say that he was sure. 100% correct? Absolutely not, but definitely understandable and clearly a flaw in the rules of golf.

[@extraordinaryminds6041]

Why didn't anyone climb up there afterwards to retrieve the ball? Is it still up there?

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@randelldanner8588]

Reed took a page out of bill bellicek and the Patriots playbook. Binocular gate.

[@pdawg9984]

Patrick Reed - Captain America - USA needs him on the Ryder Cup team. Does Captain Zach have the smarts n guts to select him ?

[@guitar5920]

He is a loser, we don't need him

[@Eat-MyGoal]

Just goes to show the positive impact of LIV on the golfing world, spiking interest and raising the game's profile. That's the message of this video, right?

[@SurinG13]

what difference did it make?

[@NikoBased]

How do you know for sure that Patrick Reed knows that's not his ball? There's like 8 balls lodged in that tree..... does he know that? Maybe he doesn't know that because he's not viewing the tree from a helicopter like Sky Sports is. Maybe he actually believes its his ball? Crazy right? I'm not a Patrick Reed fan, but all of the accusations of him being this massive golf cheat are so petty imo. This guys reputation is being destroyed for the most petty shit possible. The only one that I saw that I would consider a blatant breaking of the rules, was when he was improving his lie in the sandtrap. I could understand accidentally doing it once, because of the way wedges are cut, it's actually easy to accidentally do this. But to do it twice crosses the line. That was the only one. The time his ball was plugged, it was confirmed plugged, it's not like he saw the ball bounce, and somebody said it didn't bounce. I don't know man, I don't see blatant cheating from the guy. All of the evidence of Reed cheating, comes from fans of golf who have more information about what has occurred than Reed does. It's not like he knows there's 8 balls lodged in the tree. It's not like he saw his ball bounce etc. You all know this because you're watching it on TV.

[@anthonyziroli4876]

And he wonders why he isn’t picked for Ryder Cup

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@marksamuelson2378]

I say the tour should force the issue. Go back, get a lift, find his ball. Put it to bed, punish him if needed, this crap won’t stop until it is proven

[@connielynnchadwick5582]

Rule 7 allows the player to "take reasonable actions" to fairly search for his or her ball in play after each stroke. Binoculars are reasonable in this case since the ball was 40 feet in the air. Otherwise, get a ladder and go get it.

[@patrombach]

Great point This is hot is 100% wrong

[@jameshungelmann8129]

Two things needed to happen: 1) Pin down PR right then and there on what specifically he could see with binoculars, eg, Titleist Pro VI, the number, or his striping, and then have a playing partner confirm that sighting with the binoculars. 2) Afterwards, send a drone up with close up cam and/ or get the Ladder Crew to clean out all the balls in that tree and find you one he says he could see. Hoo ah.

[@connielynnchadwick5582]

@@jameshungelmann8129 Love it! Totally agree. But, I wish people would turn their criticism to the rules committee for allowing such open ended, gray area rules interpretations. Patrick Reed may be a cheater, I don't know. But the way the rules are written allow cheaters to take advantage. Get a damn ladder and go up there and confirm it. If you are not willing to do that, stop complaining about Patrick Reed.

[@jeffreyroberts7438]

Reed was told the ball was in that particular tree. It happened to be the wrong tree. He then used binoculars and saw a ball marked the same as he would do so assumed it was his. The rule itself is stupid, with cameras seeing everything nowadays, they knew the ball had stuck in the tree so why do they have the daft rule saying you have to identify it! As far as I’m concerned he didn’t cheat, he went by the advice of the spotter, can’t do more than that. Change the stupid rule!

[@Vincent-dc6ku]

Reed should be asked what mark on the ball was used to identify it as his, was it his initials, a series of marks, a specific pattern, numbers or colours? He has now stated he is 100% certain it was his ball, or he would have returned to the tee and played his third shot, rather than playing from a drop closer to the hole and still playing his third shot. Someone get a cherry picker, retrieve the ball Reed claims was his, and watch him sweat. I've always given him the benefit of doubt, as has Mcllroy, but if this is true, he needs chucking off whatever tour he's now on.

[@robinaboy]

No footage of what you’re talking about is insanely frustrating.

[@back9films]

I don’t have the rights to show this content :)

[@moonlightmelodrama]

Where's the justice for the guys who finished below Reed?

[@hotspurman7927]

Just a small point....why do you (and many others) say you "held" a putt!!! It's HOLED, not held!

[@vdkk1269]

shoulda put zalatoris video in this one, no one wants to go find it.. lol

[@johnnyhicks2386]

I was always told when I was young cheats never prosper that's something Patrick Reed was never taught.

[@mandyalberto]

Hi how are you doing

[@chengsaetern6254]

More workers needed for major event like this ones, we should people standing along the fairways to Identify ball

[@mandyalberto]

Hi Cheng how are you doing

[@johnrobinson9909]

The biggest single unique factor In the history of golf and the game itself, is you cannot cheat! Simples! If you do then you are labelled by all around you that you are a cheat! In professional golf cheats should be banned! I have no sympathy for him and no matter how good he is, he will always cheat, it’s in his psyche! Long live the gentlemen of our game. The ones who immediately own up to the slightest of errors. But someone is paying this dude serious money to continue doing it because the publicity they get far outweighs the “crime”. His own twisted conscience should have kicked in and told him to go back to the tee and play 3 off the tee! That’s what 99.99% of us would have done! I don’t want my grandchildren to grow up thinking this is how we play this game. Tour referees should step up because this is only going to get worse.

[@franksfiddle9031]

There must have been about 6 balls in that tree from the photo you showed

[@simonfancy1985]

Most exciting 24hrs of golf you have seen what about the Ryder cup or one of the majors

[@CaliforniaTravelVideos]

WTG Alex - story well told!

[@tigermj23]

Cheating on the course is like stealing out of your own pocket.