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I did not cheat, insists Reed, as Presidents Cup gets personal
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American golfer Patrick Reed has denied cheating in a tournament last week and hit out at International Team players for saying he had, as a little edge entered proceedings yesterday ahead of the Presidents Cup.
Reed received a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie when he moved sand with his practice swing on Friday at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. The incident has dominated the run-up to the biennial contest, which begins in Melbourne tomorrow.
Cameron Smith was quoted in Australian media as saying Reed had been 鈥渃heating the rules鈥 and some of his International teammates said the American had exposed himself to some flak from the crowd through his actions.
Former Masters champion Reed fired back at a news conference yesterday, saying 鈥渃heat鈥 was inaccurate because he had not seen the sand move and the officials concurred that he inadvertently improved his lie.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not the right word to use,鈥 he said. 鈥淚f you do something unintentionally that breaks the rules, it鈥檚 not considered cheating ...
鈥淚f you鈥檙e intentionally trying to do something, that would be considered cheating, but I wasn鈥檛 intentionally trying to improve a lie or anything like that ...
鈥淚t鈥檚 just wrong, it鈥檚 just not right.鈥
United States Team captain Tiger Woods on Monday said that he had spoken to Reed about the incident and was keen to draw a line under it as he looked to extend the Americans鈥 seven-match winning streak at the Presidents Cup.
The 15-time major champion sank the winning putt the time the contest was last held at Royal Melbourne in 2011, when the Australian crowd was criticized by some Internationals for being overawed by the Americans.
Reed suspected the row was being used by the Internationals to ensure that did not happen again. 鈥淥f course they are going to speak out, because they want to get their crowds going and get on their side. That鈥檚 the name of the game.鈥
Reed said he hoped any banter with the crowd remained respectful and that the row over his violation had made him more determined to win.
鈥淚t goes from wanting to beat those guys to it now turning personal, so it鈥檚 going to be a fun week,鈥 he said.
Woods said he does not expect Reed to be subjected to abuse by fans.
Woods has been bombarded with questions about the 2018 Masters champion since touching down in Australia on Monday, with the assembled media seemingly uninterested in anyone else.
Having addressed the matter on Monday, he fielded questions again yesterday at a joint news conference with International counterpart Ernie Els.
鈥淚鈥檓 sure somebody鈥檚 going to say something out there, but I think that in general, all the times I have been to Australia and have played here, the fans have been fantastic,鈥 said Woods. 鈥淭hey are the most knowledgeable, the most excitable fans. They love their sport.鈥
Woods also said he did not think Reed would be fazed by any extra scrutiny.
鈥淧at will be fine,鈥 said playing captain Woods. 鈥淧at is a great kid. He鈥檚 handled a tough upbringing well, and I just think that he鈥檚 one of our best team players and is one of the reasons why all of the guys wanted him on the team.鈥
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