Column: Reed digs himself a hole that will be hard to escape
Read full article: Column: Reed digs himself a hole that will be hard to escape(AP Photo/Matt York)HONOLULU, HI – Patrick Reed needed a 12-foot birdie putt to win at Kapalua and return at least some attention to his bullish brand of golf. The man didn't say it until the putt on the final hole — a birdie Reed knew he needed to keep playing — was halfway to the hole. The heckling was harsh, and Reed didn't help matters by pretending to use a shovel after winning a hole. Reed shot 66 in 35 mph gusts three days later. He twice had putts to win, from 30 feet for eagle on the first extra hole at the par-5 18th, and from 12 feet for birdie on the second playoff hole.