Hours After Being Accused of Pulling Off a ‘Patrick Reed,’ Former Major Champion Forced to Come Clean on Raging Controversy: ‘I Play By The Rules’

The Masters Tournament has hit the grounds of Augusta, and the fans are going crazy. However, amid the excitement, a video of Collin Morikawa has caused disruption in the golf world. His recent actions have made the golf community compare him with Patrick Reed. Morikawa finally spoke about it and clarified the truth.

Collin Morikawa comes clean about the accusations

A video of Morikawa’s round has been circulating onlinet. In the video, the pro appears to move his ball to a new location on the No. 6 green on Thursday’s first round. The fans and golf enthusiasts were quick to point out that there was something weird about him moving the ball. Was he not following the rules? A Twitter handle named LIV Golf Updates asked the rules officials to weigh in on it and explain if the rule was broken.

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Soon, people started comparing Morikawa with ‘Captain America’ Patrick Reed. He is infamous for cheating accusations, which began last year. Tour Golf also drew a comparison and tweeted, “Collin Morikawa just pulled a “Patrick Reed” This obviously did not settle well with Morikawa. At last, he had to come out and explain his side openly. He shared a video of the incident in question and explained what actually happened.

Morikawa said, “Here’s the full video…Ball moved as I addressed it.” “so I threw the coin down in no specific place, replaced the ball to the original spot and then moved my marker to the original spot (from where I threw it),” said the pro explaining it was not his fault. He finally concluded, saying, “I play by the rules, I promise.” After Brooks Koepka’s almost penalty due to his caddie, this is the biggest news of the Masters.

Why was the pro compared to Patrick Reed?

In 2019, Patrick Reed participated in the Hero World Challenge, hosted by GOAT Tiger Woods. Reed was on the par-5 11th hole during the third round of the Albany tournament. He was in a waste bunker, and his ball was in a depression in the sand. The camera caught the LIV defector hitting the ball twice while moving sand out from under it during practice swings. And if the PGA Tour’s rulebook is considered, it was illegal. The pro struggled to get the ball out of the bunker, and as a result, the officials gave him a two-stroke penalty. It was similar to what Morikawa was caught doing and was accused of cheating.

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