Patrick Reed Narrates His POV After Inviting Outrage From Fans for Nearly Killing a Spectator at LIV Golf London

On Friday, Patrick Reed was almost halfway through his first round at LIV London when things took a disastrous turn. The golfer’s tee shot on the par-5 13th at the Centurion Golf Club found the thick grass, resulting in him trying a punch-out. The ball then launched out and moved to the left.

Unfortunately, there were a bunch of spectators on that side, and the ball nearly hit one of them. Thankfully, he ducked right in time to avoid what could have been a catastrophe of epic proportions. Following his second round at the Centurion, Reed shared his own perspective on the now-infamous incident.

Patrick Reed sheds light on an incident that nearly knocked out a fan

After Patrick Reed almost took the fan’s head off, the situation got even more interesting. With the man unharmed, a few seconds later, the 32-year-old golfer shouted out, “FORE.” It calmed things down a bit, with announcer Jerry Foltz saying, “Even had the presence of mind to joke about it afterwards and yell, fore.”

During the round 2 press conference on Saturday, Reed further reflected on the incident when asked whether he had seen a clip of the near calamity. “I didn’t see it on video; I watched it in person,” he said. The major winner recalled being concerned at the moment, saying, “I was worried that it was just going to take the guy’s head right off, and thank God he had fast reflexes because he ducked just in time.”

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Reed, who joined LIV Golf in June of last year, has yet to register a win in the Saudi-backed league. He is currently in contention for the title, four shots behind leader Cam Smith.

Cam Smith leads LIV Golf London by three shots, and Reed is solo fifth

After shooting a 63 on Friday, Australian golfer Cam Smith put up another amazing performance on the second day of the event. The reigning British Open champion shot a 4-under-par 67 to move to a total of 12-under. His impressive round included six birdies and two bogeys. Belgium’s Thomas Pieters (67), Australia’s Marc Leishman (69), and South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen (63) are tied for second place at 9-under. Meanwhile, after a first-round 1-under 71, 4Aces GC member Patrick Reed shot a second-round 64 to move to solo fifth.

Both Smith and Leishman are part of Ripper GC, which is currently at the top of the team standings. Oosthuizen’s Stinger team sits one shot behind. The 4Aces team, which won the 2022 LIV Golf Team Championship, is in third place.

The player who wins LIV’s London event will take home a jaw-dropping $4 million in earnings. As for the winning team, they will be walking away with the biggest chunk of the $5 million purse reserved for team events, which is an incredible $3 million!

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