Patrick Reed takes vacation – and returns to winning ways

"I'll be back and hit the ball," 29-year-old Reed told the PGA Tour website as he thought about the benefits of his break.

"I have a clear picture of what I am trying to do and suddenly I come out and I hit the ball where it needs to go.

" I start thinking clearly while I there (on the course) and … the game starts to run. "

When Reed put on the famous green jacket after his Masters victory in 2018, the golf world seemed to be at his feet.

But a run of almost eight months without a top-10 finish and missing the cut on the PGA championship at Bethpage Black made him push the pause button this year.

"Me I almost had the feeling that I was pushing harder and working harder and trying harder and that is why I emptied myself physically and mentally, "Reed said.

" I needed the break. "

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