Watch the slightly hilarious footage of Patrick Reed being refused a free drop during the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Patrick Reed After Refused Drop: “I Guess My Name Needs To Be Jordan Spieth”
Patrick Reed looked to have a dig towards Jordan Spieth and his ruling at last year’s Open at Royal Birkdale during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
On footage filmed by a spectator, Reed is seen getting guidance on a ruling from a rules official.
He was in the bushes right of the 11th green in the vicinity of some TV cables, but the rules official wasn’t having any of it.
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The official deemed Reed would be making an abnormal stance, although the four-time PGA Tour winner argued by saying, “not if I take a 7-iron”.
Reed then asks his caddie for his 7-iron as a member of the crowd says “Anyone else would get a drop out of there any day of the week.”
Reed then, hilariously, replies saying “I guess my name needs to be Jordan Spieth, guys.”
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But again, the rules official is having none of it and tells Reed to play.
“That’s fine,” Reed then replies. “I want a third opinion. I’m allowed that.”
The rules official says “You want a third opinion?” to which Reed says, “Yeah I do. I do want a third opinion. From an unbiased source.”
We’re not sure if Reed ever got a third opinion but we do know that he made a double-bogey at that hole.
Watch the (slightly hilarious) video below:
In the end, Patrick Reed did indeed make a double at the hole but still shot a closing 71 (-1) to finish at -8.
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Reed ended in a tie for 7th which follows his T2nd finish at the Valspar Championship.
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