Patrick Reed in “golf mode” ahead of #SentryTOC

Masters Champion Patrick Reed confirmed what all the experts say, when he explained that success at Kapalua hinged heavily on how skillful you were over the weekend.
At first glance – and with good reason – the Plantation Course is one of the easiest in the world of professional golf. However, beating the course is not the goal here. It is all about beating the opponent.
Most scores will be low throughout the week, especially if there is little to no wind. The forecasts ahead of this weekend, suggest wind will not have the impact it has had in the past.
Speaking to journalists ahead of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Reed said: “I think it just brings out the creativity. Even though the fairways are wide, there are areas you need to put the ball to be able to attack the greens and just because a hole might be 50 yards wide it doesn’t mean you can be on every spot of that fairway to be able to attack the flag.”
Reed is well known for experimentation on the golf course. To a large degree that contributed to his success at Augusta. It is no surprise that Reed has also conquered Kapalua. Safe to say, the Masters champion will be in his element this weekend.
“With how slopey the greens are and how much the wind blows and the sidehill kind of lies that you get, I just feel that it taps into the kind of creativity that you need. Kind of like Augusta, play golf shots rather than golf swings,” said Reed.
He explained that a significant part of his regimen during the off season had centred around developing fundamental elements of his game, in other words just enhancing the swing. He feels that Kapalua now provides him with the ideal opportunity to work on the actual golf, as oppose to just the swing.
Reed told journalists he was now in golf mode.
Latest
-
News
Rory McIlroy makes solid start in quest for another World Golf Championship title
McIlroy carded an opening 69.
-
News
Dustin Johnson offers prayers to Tiger Woods and family
World Number one Dustin Johnson has exrtended his prayers to Tiger Woods and his family following his car accident.
-
News
Tiger Woods doesn’t need to play again to continue impacting golf – Rory McIlroy
Woods is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery on significant injuries to his right leg in a car accident.
-
News
Tyrrell Hatton reveals he knew nothing of one of Ryder Cup’s most famous moments
The Concession Golf Club in Florida was named to mark an act of sportsmanship between Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin at Royal Birkdale in 1969.
-
News
Rory McIlroy keen to continue track record of bouncing back from missed cuts
Victory in the WGC-Workday Championship would make McIlroy the second player to have won all four WGC titles.
-
News
Tiger Woods’ health is priority right now, not his return to golf – Rory McIlroy
Woods has had surgery on significant injuries to his right leg following a single-vehicle road accident on Tuesday.
-
News
Tiger Woods at beginning of long road to recovery – leading surgeon Bill Ribbans
Woods, 45, was extricated from the wreck in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
-
News
What next for Tiger Woods following horrific car crash?
The 15-time major champion faces a lengthy absence from the golf course.
-
News
Titles, controversies, injuries, comebacks: Tiger Woods’ rollercoaster career
Woods looks almost certain to end his glittering career with 15 major titles after sustaining ‘significant’ leg injuries in a Los Angeles car crash.