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- A suspicious video of Patrick Reed cleaning his clubface has surfaced.
- Golf fans reacted as you would expect after seeing the former Masters champ wipe his club.
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Whether it’s warranted or not, Patrick Reed is used to being on the receiving end of criticism, and a new video of him cleaning his clubface has done him no favors in the critic’s department.
Standing in the middle of the fairway during the first round of the Genesis Invitational, Reed brought the face of his wedge up to his pants pocket to wipe the clubface clean.
As you’ll notice in the video, Reed puts his right hand deep in his pocket before wiping the face of the club. One could assume he’s simply using his inner pocket to wipe the face clean, but that didn’t keep some golf fans from accusing him of possibly applying some sort of substance to the club.
I have suspicions every time I see this lad on the box but why does this feel like applying substance to the face of the club for grip???? @PGATOUR @BenColeyGolf @AlanShipnuck @firepitstories #GenesisInvitational pic.twitter.com/BYiXVhkIst
— Russell Fleming (@russell_fleming) February 17, 2022
Cleaning your clubface with the inside of your pocket is not a standard move. As someone who has both played and watched golf their entire life, I’ve never once seen someone wipe their clubface with their pocket. You’ll occasionally see players wipe their clubface with the bottom of their pant leg, but the pocket? No, that is not normal.
Reed finished Friday’s round at 6-over for the tournament missing the cut, but that didn’t keep fans from questioning what he was doing.
no one cleans a club like this. what is going on? https://t.co/cc9W5deVbL
— Alex Zacharias (@alexjzacharias) February 19, 2022
This is a weird video. It’s probably nothing but what the hell is he doing? #cheater https://t.co/uYE153ZKZ7
— Tyler Lytton (@lytton_tyler) February 19, 2022
https://t.co/OawUkBbRnO pic.twitter.com/aB9YMhrkae
— By The Flagstick (@ByTheFlagstick) February 19, 2022
Cleaning the club face with the inside of the pocket is such a bold move. But that shirt is HORRIBLE! https://t.co/sx5wctH7Ss
— Curry (@Curry_Franklin1) February 19, 2022
What the hell is going on here? https://t.co/wgS2q8aUV3
— Straight Down The Middle (@sdtmgolf) February 19, 2022