Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is notable for his victory in the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship.
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Early life and amateur career
Reed was born in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While there, he won the 2006 Junior British Open and also qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 2007. Reed led University High to state championships in both 2006 and 2007. He also won the state medalist honors in 2007. He earned Rolex AJGA All-America honors in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Reed started his college golf career at the University of Georgia in 2008-09. After issues that resulted in his expulsion he enrolled at Augusta State University, where he majored in business. He helped lead Augusta State to NCAA Division I Golf Championship in 2010 and 2011. He advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 U.S. Amateur, where he lost 3&2 to eventual U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee - the top-ranked amateur in the world. He won the 2010 Jones Cup Invitational.
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Professional career
2011
Reed turned professional in 2011 after the NCAA Championship.
In June 2011, Reed played in his first PGA Tour event, the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he missed the cut. Reed played two more events in 2011, earning just over $20,000.
On the Nationwide Tour, Reed played two events and earned just over $5,000.
2012
Reed played in 12 events on the PGA Tour on sponsors exemptions and through Monday qualifying (six times). He made seven cuts and earned over $300,000. His best finish was T-11 at the Frys.com Open. He finished T-22 at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, after entering at the First Stage, to earn his PGA Tour card for 2013.
2013
Reed picked up his first top-10 finish at the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. On August 18, Reed became the 12th first-time PGA Tour winner of the year with his victory at the Wyndham Championship in a playoff against Jordan Spieth. His win at Sedgefield Country Club also marked his third consecutive top-10 finish.
2014
At the 2014 Humana Challenge, Reed set the PGA Tour record for most strokes under par after 54 holes. His rounds of 63-63-63, were 27-under-par. The tournament's first three rounds are played on three different courses. The previous record was 25-under-par, set by Gay Brewer at the 1967 Pensacola Open and tied by Ernie Els at the 2003 Mercedes Championships, Pat Perez at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic (the previous name of the Humana event) and Steve Stricker at the 2010 John Deere Classic. All four other players won those tournaments. It was also the first time in PGA Tour history that a player opened a tournament with three rounds of 63 or better. Reed won the tournament by two strokes over Ryan Palmer.
On March 9, Reed earned his biggest win to date with a victory in the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida. He earned $1.53 million with the one-shot win over Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson. Reed became only the fifth golfer to earn three PGA Tour wins before his 24th birthday since 1990, joining Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Sergio García. He is the youngest winner of a WGC event, and the victory also moved Reed to 20th in the Official World Golf Ranking. Reed was also the first PGA Tour golfer to have three wins before playing in his first major, the 2014 Masters.
Also in 2014, Reed finished 5th at the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
2015
On January 12, Reed won his fourth PGA Tour title at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions by defeating Jimmy Walker in a sudden death playoff. The win moved Reed to a career-best OWGR ranking of 14th. Also, he finished second at the Valspar Championship, third at the Hero World Challenge, and seventh at the Honda Classic.
Reed also joined the European Tour for the 2015 season.
2016
On August 28, Reed won the first FedEx Cup playoff event, The Barclays played at Bethpage Black. This was his fifth victory on the PGA Tour and first FedEx Cup event win. He went into the final round in the last grouping, one stroke behind the leader Rickie Fowler. He carded a final round of one-under-par to take a one stroke victory over Emiliano Grillo and Sean O'Hair. The win vaulted Reed to the top of the FedEx Cup standings from 7th position ahead of Jason Day. He also automatically qualified for the 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup team with this victory.
After the second FedEx Cup playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship, Reed extended his lead to 556 points over Day, with a top-10 finish.
Personal life
Reed married Justine Karain, on December 21, 2012. She was his caddy for the qualifying rounds in La Quinta, California, where Reed secured a PGA Tour card at Q-School.
While Justine was pregnant with daughter Windsor-Wells, her brother Kessler became Reed's caddy.
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (5)
PGA Tour playoff record (2-1)
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0-1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made - 6 (2014 PGA - 2016 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s - 1 (current)
World Golf Championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 2014, 2016 (winners)
- Presidents Cup: 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners)
See also
- 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
- Official website
- Patrick Reed at the PGA Tour official site
- Patrick Reed at the European Tour official site
- Patrick Reed at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- ESPN profile
Source of article : Wikipedia
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