Pantomime season kicked off at the Hero World Challenge with Patrick Reed playing the villain role to perfection. On Friday, the American was handed a two-stroke penalty after twice brushing back the sand during practice swings on the par-5 11th hole – prohibited according to rule 12.2b.
Claiming it was an honest mistake, many of his fellow pros called him out on it but the real irony is that Reed ended the Bahamas tournament on 16-under-par, two-shots behind winner Henrik Stenson – ouch.
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