| Patrick Reed | |
|---|---|
 Reed at the2018 Ryder Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Patrick Nathaniel Reed |
| Nickname | Captain America[1] |
| Born | (1990-08-05)August 5, 1990 (age 35) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | The Woodlands, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia Augusta State University |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tours | European Tour LIV Golf |
| Former tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Highestranking | 6 (June 14, 2020)[2] (as of November 16, 2025) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 9 |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| LIV Golf | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | Won:2018 |
| PGA Championship | T2:2017 |
| U.S. Open | 4th:2018 |
| The Open Championship | 10th:2019 |
Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an Americanprofessional golfer. He has nine tournament victories on thePGA Tour, including onemajor championship, the2018 Masters Tournament, and twoWorld Golf Championships, the2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship and2020 WGC-Mexico Championship. In 2022, he joinedLIV Golf.
Reed has represented theUnited States inRyder Cup andPresidents Cup team competitions. Through his performances in the Ryder Cup, he has acquired the nickname "Captain America".[3]
In 1990, Reed was born inSan Antonio, Texas. He graduated fromUniversity High School inBaton Rouge, Louisiana.[4][5] While there, he won the 2006Junior Open Championship and also qualified for theU.S. Amateur in 2007.[6] Reed led University High to state championships in 2006 and 2007, and also won the state medalist honors in 2007.[5] He earned RolexAJGA All-America honors in 2005, 2006, and 2007.[7][8][9]
In 2008, Reed started his college golf career at theUniversity of Georgia inAthens. While at Georgia, Reed had an arrest for underage drinking and possessing a fake ID. He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and was put on probation, fined and sentenced to 60 hours of community service.[10] After further issues that resulted in his dismissal from the team,[11] he then left Georgia and enrolled atAugusta State University, where he majored in business.[5][12] He helped lead Augusta State toNCAA Division I titles in 2010 and 2011.[13][14] Reed advanced to the semi-finals of the 2008U.S. Amateur, where he lost 3&2 to eventual U.S. Amateur championDanny Lee – the top-ranked amateur in the world.[15] He won the 2010Jones Cup Invitational.[16]
In 2011, Reed was 20 years old when he turned professional after the NCAA Championship. In June, he played in his first PGA Tour event, theFedEx St. Jude Classic, where he missed the cut.[17] Reed played two more events in 2011, earning just over $20,000. He played two events on theNationwide Tour and earned just over $5,000.[17]
Reed played in 12 events on the PGA Tour on sponsors exemptions and through Monday qualifying (six times).[18] He made seven cuts and earned over $300,000.[17] His best finish was T-11 at theFrys.com Open.[19] He finished T-22 at thePGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, after entering at the First Stage, to earn his PGA Tour card for 2013.[18]
Reed picked up his first top-10 finish at the 2013AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.[17] On August 18, Reed became the 12th first-timePGA Tour winner of the year with his victory at theWyndham Championship in a playoff againstJordan Spieth. His win atSedgefield Country Club also marked his third consecutive top-10 finish.[20]
At the 2014Humana 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 byGay Brewer at the 1967Pensacola Open and tied byErnie Els at the 2003Mercedes Championships,Pat Perez at the 2009Bob Hope Classic (the previous name of the Humana event) andSteve Stricker at the 2010John Deere Classic.[21] 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.[22] Reed won the tournament by two strokes overRyan Palmer.[23]
On March 9, Reed won theWGC-Cadillac Championship atTrump National Doral inMiami, Florida.[24] He earned $1.53 million with the one-shot win overBubba Watson andJamie Donaldson. Reed became only the fifth golfer to earn three PGA Tour wins before his 24th birthday since 1990, joiningTiger Woods,Phil Mickelson,Rory McIlroy andSergio García.[25]Jordan Spieth subsequently achieved that feat. Reed is the youngest winner of a WGC event, and the victory also moved him to 20th in theOfficial World Golf Ranking. Reed was also the first PGA Tour golfer to have three wins before playing in his first major, the2014 Masters.
Also in 2014, Reed finished 5th at theVolvo World Match Play Championship.[26]
On January 12, Reed won his fourth PGA Tour title at theHyundai Tournament of Champions by defeatingJimmy Walker in a sudden death playoff.[27] He 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 wereTiger Woods,Rory McIlroy, andSergio García.[28] The win moved Reed to a career-best OWGR ranking of 14th.[29] Also, he finished second at theValspar Championship,[30] third at theHero World Challenge,[31] and seventh at theHonda Classic.[32] Reed also joined the European Tour for the 2015 season.
On August 28, Reed won the firstFedEx Cup playoff event,The Barclays played atBethpage Black.[33] 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 leaderRickie Fowler. He carded a final round of one-under-par to take a one stroke victory overEmiliano Grillo andSean O'Hair. The win vaulted Reed to the top of the FedEx Cup standings from 7th position ahead ofJason Day. He also automatically qualified for theRyder Cup team with this victory.
After the second FedEx Cup playoff event, theDeutsche Bank Championship, Reed extended his lead to 556 points over Day, with a top-10 finish.[34] He finished third in the final FedEx Cup standings behindDustin Johnson and FedEx Cup championRory McIlroy.[35]
On the final day of thePGA Championship, Reed had three birdies on the back to get to within a shot of the lead, but bogeyed the 18th after finding a fairway bunker off the tee and tied for second, two strokes behind winnerJustin Thomas.[36]
Reed shot 69–66 to lead the2018 Masters Tournament by two strokes after two rounds. He followed up that performance with two eagles on the back nine for a 67 on Saturday. Entering the final round, he led the Masters by three strokes overRory McIlroy.[37] On Sunday April 8, 2018, McIlroy faltered and Reed fought off the final round comeback bids ofJordan Spieth andRickie Fowler to win the green jacket, shooting 71 (−1) for a tournament total of 273 (−15).[38] Reed moved up to No. 11 in the world rankings and collected a paycheck of $1.98 million.[39]
In September 2018, Reed qualified for the U.S. team participating in the2018 Ryder Cup. Europe beat the U.S. team 17 1/2 points to 10 1/2 points atLe Golf National outside of Paris, France. Reed finished 1–2–0. He lost two fourball matches withTiger Woods but won his singles match againstTyrrell Hatton.
After the event, Reed was enveloped in controversy. Late on Sunday September 30, 2018, Karen Crouse ofThe New York Times published an article with quotes from Reed. In the article, Reed questionedJordan Spieth and U.S. captainJim Furyk about the breakup of the previously successful Reed-Spieth Ryder Cup pairing. Reed was quoted as saying "The issue's obviously with Jordan not wanting to play with me . . . I don’t have any issue with Jordan. When it comes right down to it, I don't care if I like the person I'm paired with or if the person likes me as long as it works and it sets up the team for success." Reed also described the Ryder Cup pairing decision-making process as "a buddy system" that ignores the input of all but a few select players. Reed also made it clear to Crouse that he lobbied Furyk to keep playing with Spieth, his "first choice." He expected it and was blindsided when he found out Spieth was playing withJustin Thomas.[40]
Reed told Crouse "For somebody as successful in the Ryder Cup as I am, I don't think it's smart to sit me twice." Reed implied that Tiger Woods was his "second choice". He told Crouse that after he and Woods lost their first match againstTommy Fleetwood andFrancesco Molinari, Woods apologized to Reed for letting him down. Reed said he told Woods, "We win together as a team and we lose together as a team." Reed told Crouse that "very day [in the team room], I saw 'Leave your egos at the door,'". Referring to the Europeans, he added, "They do that better than us." There has been concern expressed that Reed's public flaming of his teammates and captain will negatively impact on his ability to play on future Ryder Cup and President Cup teams.[40]
In August 2019, Reed wonthe Northern Trust atLiberty National Golf Club near New York City.[41] This was the first leg of the2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
In February 2020, Reed won his second World Golf Championship when he won theWGC-Mexico Championship at theClub de Golf Chapultepec. Reed shot a final round 4-under 67 to win by one shot overBryson DeChambeau.[42]
In January, Reed won theFarmers Insurance Open atTorrey Pines Golf Course inLa Jolla, California. Reed won by five strokes after a final round 4-under 68.[43]
In August, Reed was admitted to hospital having been diagnosed withbilateral pneumonia which forced him to miss the first twoFedEx Cup Playoff events. He returned to action in early September at theTour Championship in the hope that by proving his fitness he might gain a captain's pick for theRyder Cup; he finished the tournament in 25th place. When the 12-man USA team was announced bySteve Stricker the following week, Reed, who had finished 11th in the points standings, was not selected.[44]
On June 11, 2022, it was announced that Reed had joinedLIV Golf.[45] On June 29, it was confirmed that he had resigned from the PGA Tour.[46]
Reed has been at the center of multiple rules incidents, dating back to his days in college golf at UGA and Augusta State,[47] claims Reed has vociferously denied.
Reed was heavily scrutinized for an infraction committed at the 2019Hero World Challenge, where Reed, then leading the tournament, twice moved sand behind his ball in a waste area, seemingly improving his lie, to which Reed responded that he had not noticed the movement and cited his angle compared to that of the camera's for his lack of realization.[48] Reed ended up being penalized two strokes for improving his lie. He received heavy criticism for his actions and initial response, from players and commentators alike.[49][50]
In January 2021, during the third round of theFarmers Insurance Open, Reed obtained a free relief for an embedded ball in the rough on the tenth hole. As none of Reed, his playing partners, or the volunteers in the area had seen the ball bounce, Reed had marked and picked up his ball to check the lie before a rules official arrived, and the official confirmed his entitlement to relief. Video showed that the ball had bounced once in the rough before coming to rest, leading some to question whether it could truly have been embedded.[51][52] Despite the apparent controversy, tour officials later confirmed that Reed had followed the correct procedure per the rules of golf.[53][54]
In August 2022, it was reported that adefamation lawsuit had been filed on Reed's behalf, alleging thatBrandel Chamblee and his employers,Golf Channel, had "conspired... for and with the PGA Tour" to defame Reed by intentionally misreporting through omission and falsification of various facts, resulting in harm to his reputation and causing him to experience abuse.[55] In September, the lawsuit was refiled in Jacksonville, Florida having originally been filed in Texas. It was also amended to includeGolfweek and several other golf writers as additional defendants.[56] In September 2023, the lawsuit was dismissed again in federal court. The court said Reed failed to bring any actionable defamation claims in his lawsuits.[57] In January 2024, the court concluded Reed filed the lawsuit to stifle free speech, and ordered him to pay the defendants' legal fees and costs.[58]
In January 2023, Reed was involved in a controversial ruling at theHero Dubai Desert Classic. On the 17th hole at theEmirates Golf Club, he hit his tee shot into a palm tree, where it became stuck. Reed was 100% certain that the ball identified was his, however TV replays suggested that his tee shot had finished in a different tree. Reed responded to the criticism, citing it as a "non-issue".[59][60]
Reed married Justine Karain on December 21, 2012. She was his caddie for the qualifying rounds inLa Quinta, California, where Reed secured a PGA Tour card at Q-School, and during his first two years on tour.[61]
Since Justine's pregnancies and the birth of daughter Windsor-Wells and son Barrett Benjamin Reed, he brother, Kessler Karain, has served as Reed's caddie.[62][63]
Reed has not spoken to his parents Bill and Jeannette Reed or his younger sister Hannah since he married Justine in 2012.[10] Reed did not invite his parents or his sister to his wedding and only considers Justine's family close. Reed's family has continued to attend tournaments where he played, even after Reed asked security to escort them out of the2014 U.S. Open.[64][65]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| FedEx Cup playoff events (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 18,2013 | Wyndham Championship | 65-64-71-66=266 | −14 | Playoff |  Jordan Spieth |
| 2 | Jan 19,2014 | Humana Challenge | 63-63-63-71=260 | −28 | 2 strokes | Ryan Palmer |
| 3 | Mar 9, 2014 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 68-75-69-72=284 | −4 | 1 stroke |  Jamie Donaldson,Bubba Watson |
| 4 | Jan 12,2015 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | 67-69-68-67=271 | −21 | Playoff | Jimmy Walker |
| 5 | Aug 28,2016 | The Barclays | 66-68-71-70=275 | −9 | 1 stroke |  Emiliano Grillo,Sean O'Hair |
| 6 | Apr 8,2018 | Masters Tournament | 69-66-67-71=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Rickie Fowler |
| 7 | Aug 11,2019 | The Northern Trust (2) | 66-66-67-69=268 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Abraham Ancer |
| 8 | Feb 23,2020 | WGC-Mexico Championship (2) | 69-63-67-67=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Bryson DeChambeau |
| 9 | Jan 31,2021 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64-72-70-68=274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Tony Finau, Viktor Hovland, Henrik Norlander,Ryan Palmer,Xander Schauffele |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Wyndham Championship | Jordan Spieth | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2015 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | Jimmy Walker | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2015 | Valspar Championship | Sean O'Hair,Jordan Spieth | Spieth won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 4 | 2020 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Xander Schauffele,Justin Thomas | Thomas won with birdie on third extra hole Schauffele eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| Other European Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 9,2014 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 68-75-69-72=284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Jamie Donaldson,Bubba Watson |
| 2 | Apr 8,2018 | Masters Tournament | 69-66-67-71=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Rickie Fowler |
| 3 | Feb 23,2020 | WGC-Mexico Championship (2) | 69-63-67-67=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Bryson DeChambeau |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | BMW Masters | Kristoffer Broberg | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| International Series (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 24,2024 | Link Hong Kong Open | 65-68-59-66=258 | −22 | 3 strokes |  Ben Campbell |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 29,2025 | LIV Golf Dallas | −6 (67-68-75=210) | Playoff |  Paul Casey, Jinichiro Kozuma, Louis Oosthuizen |
LIV Golf League playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | LIV Golf Dallas | Paul Casey,Jinichiro Kozuma,Louis Oosthuizen | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Masters Tournament | 3 shot lead | −15 (69-66-67-71=273) | 1 stroke | Rickie Fowler |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T22 | T49 | CUT | 1 |
| U.S. Open | T35 | T14 | CUT | T13 | 4 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T20 | T12 | CUT | T28 |
| PGA Championship | T58 | T30 | T13 | T2 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T36 | T10 | T8 | T35 | T4 | T12 | 3 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T13 | T17 | T34 | T18 | T53 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T32 | T13 | T19 | T49 | T56 | T23 | |
| The Open Championship | 10 | NT | CUT | T47 | T33 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 35 |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T24 | CUT | T22 | T41 | T47 | C | T22 | T26 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 2 shot lead | −4 (68-75-69-72=284) | 1 stroke | Jamie Donaldson,Bubba Watson |
| 2020 | WGC-Mexico Championship (2) | 1 shot deficit | −18 (69-63-67-67=266) | 1 stroke | Bryson DeChambeau |
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 1 | T23 | T52 | T61 | T37 | T14 | 1 | T9 | |
| Match Play | R32 | T17 | R16 | T51 | R16 | T24 | NT1 | T28 | T26 |
| Invitational | T4 | T15 | 52 | T36 | T28 | T12 | T47 | T31 | |
| Champions | T22 | T7 | T60 | T50 | T7 | T8 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
Professional
| 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 8 |
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