Patrick Reed says his children are being harassed over allegations he cheated at golf.
In an interview with AFP’s Daniel Hicks, the 2018 Masters winner said that while the allegations are false, his daughter and son heard them.
“My kids were bullied at school, so there’s no need for that,” Reed said.
“They say a lot of things. It’s all false,” he continued.
“If all of a sudden they look at your kids and say things about them, it’s like you don’t even know my kids and why would you even involve kids?
“It’s not fun having to deal with the things we have to deal with. The good thing is I have a great support team at home and a great family.”
Reed’s comments came after Friday’s performance at the Asian Tour’s International Series Philippines event, and you can read Hicks’ full story here. Reed finished tied for 20th at the tournament.
Reed has followed the drama for most of his career. A GOLF.com story (which you can read here) details some of his incidents, including moments in college, the 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions event, the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational, the 2018 Porsche European Open, the 2018 Dell Technologies Championship, the 2018 Ryder Cup, the 2019 Hero World Challenge and the 2019 Presidents Cup – and another GOLF.com story (which you can can read here) tells Reed’s side of his career.
When talking about his image with API’s Hicks, Reed said this:
“The kind of person I am, on and off the golf course, has not been well portrayed in the media throughout my career, but it is almost impossible to control others.
“All you can do is control yourself, so I feel like I’m doing everything the right way and living the right way.
“Everyone I play pro-am with and everyone I meet, they all say, ‘Man, you don’t look anything like how the media portrays you.’
“So as long as that continues to happen, at some point it will turn around.”
This week, Reed will defend his title at the Asian Tour’s Link Hong Kong event.
Editor’s note: To read the full AFP story on Reed – including his thoughts on the Ryder Cup – click here.
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