37 Facts About Patrick Reed

1.

Patrick Nathaniel Reed was born on August 5,1990 and is an American professional golfer.

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2.

Patrick Reed has nine tournament victories on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, and two World Golf Championships, the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship and 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship.

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3.

Patrick Reed graduated from University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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4.

Patrick Reed led University High to state championships in 2006 and 2007, and won the state medalist honors in 2007.

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5.

Patrick Reed earned Rolex AJGA All-America honors in 2005,2006, and 2007.

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6.

Patrick Reed started his college golf career in 2008 at the University of Georgia in Athens.

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7.

Patrick Reed pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and was put on probation, fined and sentenced to 60 hours of community service.

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8.

Patrick Reed helped lead Augusta State to NCAA Division I titles in 2010 and 2011.

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9.

Patrick Reed was 20 years old when he turned professional in 2011 after the NCAA Championship.

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10.

Patrick Reed played two more events in 2011, earning just over $20,000.

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11.

Patrick Reed played two events on the Nationwide Tour and earned just over $5,000.

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12.

Patrick Reed played in 12 events on the PGA Tour on sponsors exemptions and through Monday qualifying.

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13.

Patrick Reed finished T-22 at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, after entering at the First Stage, to earn his PGA Tour card for 2013.

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14.

At the 2014 Humana Challenge, Patrick Reed set the PGA Tour record for most strokes under par after 54 holes.

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15.

Patrick Reed won the tournament by two strokes over Ryan Palmer.

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16.

Patrick Reed became only the fifth golfer to earn three PGA Tour wins before his 24th birthday since 1990, joining Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia.

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17.

Patrick Reed is the youngest winner of a WGC event, and the victory moved him to 20th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

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18.

Patrick Reed was the first PGA Tour golfer to have three wins before playing in his first major, the 2014 Masters.

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19.

Also in 2014, Patrick Reed finished 5th at the Volvo World Match Play Championship.

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20.

Patrick Reed became just the fourth player in the last two decades to win four times on the PGA Tour before his 25th birthday, the other three were Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Sergio Garcia.

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21.

Patrick Reed went into the final round in the last grouping, one stroke behind the leader Rickie Fowler.

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22.

Patrick Reed carded a final round of one-under-par to take a one stroke victory over Emiliano Grillo and Sean O'Hair.

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23.

Patrick Reed finished third in the final FedEx Cup standings behind Dustin Johnson and FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy.

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24.

Patrick Reed followed up that performance with two eagles on the back nine for a 67 on Saturday.

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25.

On Sunday April 8,2018, McIlroy faltered and Patrick Reed fought off the final round comeback bids of Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler to win the green jacket, shooting 71 for a tournament total of 273.

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26.

Patrick Reed moved up to No 11 in the world rankings and collected a paycheck of $1.

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27.

Patrick Reed lost two fourball matches with Tiger Woods but won his singles match against Tyrrell Hatton.

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28.

Patrick Reed told Crouse that after he and Woods lost their first match against Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari, Woods apologized to Reed for letting him down.

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29.

In February 2020, Patrick Reed won his second World Golf Championship when he won the WGC-Mexico Championship at the Club de Golf Chapultepec.

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30.

Patrick Reed shot a final round 4-under 67 to win by one shot over Bryson DeChambeau.

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31.

Patrick Reed ended up being penalized two strokes for improving his lie.

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32.

Patrick Reed received heavy criticism for his actions and initial response, from players and commentators alike.

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33.

In 2021, during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open, Patrick Reed obtained a free relief for an embedded ball in the rough on the tenth hole.

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34.

Patrick Reed was his caddy for the qualifying rounds in La Quinta, California, where Reed secured a PGA Tour card at Q-School, and during his first two years on tour.

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35.

Patrick Reed has not spoken to his parents Bill and Jeannette Patrick Reed or his younger sister Hannah since he married Justine in 2012.

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36.

Patrick Reed did not invite his parents or his sister to his wedding and only considers Justine's family close.

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37.

Patrick Reed's family has continued to attend tournaments where he played, even after Patrick Reed asked security to escort them out of the 2014 US Open.

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