Patrick Reed

Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer. He has won nine PGA Tour events, including the 2018 Masters, and two World Golf Championships: the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship and the 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship. In 2022, he joined LIV Golf.

Reed has competed for the United States in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. His performances in the Ryder Cup earned him the nickname "Captain America."

Reed was born in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There, he won the 2006 Junior Open Championship and qualified for the 2007 U.S. Amateur. He led his high school to state championships in 2006 and 2007, won state medalist honors in 2007, and earned Rolex AJGA All-America honors from 2005 to 2007.

He began his college golf career at the University of Georgia in 2008. While there, he was arrested for underage drinking and possessing a fake ID, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to probation, a fine, and 60 hours of community service. After further issues involving allegations of theft and cheating, he was dismissed from the team. He transferred to Augusta State University, where he majored in business and helped the team win NCAA Division I titles in 2010 and 2011. He reached the semifinals of the 2008 U.S. Amateur, losing to eventual champion Danny Lee, and won the 2010 Jones Cup Invitational.

Reed turned professional in 2011 after the NCAA Championship. He missed the cut at his first PGA Tour event, the FedEx St. Jude Classic, and earned just over $20,000 in two more events that year. He also played two Nationwide Tour events, earning about $5,000. In 2012, he played 12 PGA Tour events via sponsors exemptions and Monday qualifying, making seven cuts and earning over $300,000, with a best finish of T-11 at the Frys.com Open. He earned his PGA Tour card for 2013 by finishing T-22 at the Qualifying Tournament.

His first top-10 finish came at the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. On August 18, 2013, he won the Wyndham Championship in a playoff against Jordan Spieth, becoming the 12th first-time winner that year. At the 2014 Humana Challenge, he set a PGA Tour record for most strokes under par after 54 holes with rounds of 63-63-63 (27-under), breaking the previous record of 25-under. He won the tournament by two strokes. In March 2014, he won the WGC-Cadillac Championship by one shot over Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson, becoming the youngest winner of a WGC event and the fifth golfer since 1990 to win three PGA Tour events before turning 24. He was also the first PGA Tour golfer to win three times before playing his first major. In 2014, he finished 5th at the Volvo World Match Play Championship.

He won his fourth PGA Tour title at the 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions in a sudden-death playoff against Jimmy Walker, becoming the fourth player in two decades to win four times before age 25. That win moved him to a career-best OWGR of 14th. He also finished second at the Valspar Championship, third at the Hero World Challenge, and seventh at the Honda Classic, and joined the European Tour for 2015. On August 28, 2015, he won The Barclays, his first FedEx Cup playoff event, by one stroke over Emiliano Grillo and Sean O'Hair, vaulting him to the top of the FedEx Cup standings. He finished third in the final standings. At the PGA Championship, he tied for second, two strokes behind Justin Thomas. At the 2018 Masters, he shot 69-66 to lead after two rounds, added two eagles on the back nine for a 67 on Saturday, and entered the final round with a three-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy.