Patrick Reed was penalized two strokes for a rules violation in the Hero World Challenge third round in the Bahamas on Friday in an incident that left two former players incredulous at the former Masters champion’s actions. The halfway leader thus carded a round of 74 and fell three strokes behind the 54-hole leader, fellow American Gary Woodland. Reed said he had not intended to gain any advantage, but officials said intent was irrelevant. “After seeing the club go back and brush some sand, they (PGA Tour officials) thought that’s a breach of the rules,” Reed told reporters. I accept that.”The television pictures were filmed from behind, which Reed said did not quite show where the club and sand were in relation to the ball.

Source: National Post December 07, 2019 01:30 UTC