The most unwanted fan in the gallery of Patrick Reed – his father

McIlroy added: "He has a bit of a head start and I think you need that to be successful here."

Last year's tournament in Germany, Reed called a crew member for shaking coins while he was getting ready to hit. During a playoff event outside of Boston, Reed posed for a selfie at a Red Sox game and posted it on his Twitter feed criticizing his PGA Tour seats – from which he had a crystal clear picture of his colleague Justin Thomas, another big winner in his years & # 39; 20, he threw away the first throw.

And at the end of the Ryder Cup last year, Reed even asked the pair decisions of Jim Furyk, the American captain.

"Is he asking for a little bit?" Dustin Johnson, who was a teammate of Reed & # 39; s in Paris, said in reference to the vitriol of the fans. "Yes," said Johnson, adding that he loves Reed. "But I promise you, he doesn't care what people say."

Well, maybe a little bit. Monday after last year's Players Championship, Reed spoke with Ross Berlin, senior vice president of the player relations tour, about putting green at the next stop on the schedule. Reed described the fights he had endured during the tour's flagship, including taunts such as: "Everyone hates you, Reed!". Berlin listened carefully and took notes. 19459001 When Reed was finished, Berlin promised that tour security would do a better job to exterminate the troubled fans. He reminded Reed that he could have fans removed and offered as an example two players – McIlroy and Thomas – who did this.

Reed thanked him but said he could not have anyone removed from the job. The problem with being bad guys experienced by playing golf throws the bad guy away and will make things worse, not better. "It's pretty much a non-profitable situation," Reed said.