NAYSAYERS JUST NOISE TO MASTER OF AUGUSTA
PATRICK Reed was never going to back down.
He never has, from anything – from the naysayers, the critics, the accusers who whispered in back rooms what he might have done somewhere, a long time ago.
But no one was going to hand him the Masters either, certainly not the bold brigade of brilliant finishers who rallied at Augusta yesterday to give Reed the fight of his life.
Jordan Spieth nearly managed the biggest comeback in Masters history with a stunning reminder of his Augusta awesomeness.
From eight shots down he joined the lead late, before finishing two shots back.
Rickie Fowler was runnerup, within touching distance of his own major breakthrough.
But even Fowler thought Reed would not pack it in.
And he didn’t. The 27-yearold, who went to college in Augusta, his second college after being “dismissed” from his first, made his own clutch par putt on the last hole to ensure he would be welcome at the Masters forever.
“Patrick, he’s not scared ... he’s not scared on the golf course,” Fowler said.
“He’ll play aggressive. He’ll play his game. He won’t back down. I don’t necessarily see him as someone that backs up and will let you come back into the tournament. You have to go catch him.”