Patrick Reed says his kids are being bullied 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 have heard them.
“My kids have been bullied at school, so it’s uncalled for,” Reed said.
“They say a lot of things. It’s all false,” he continued.
“When they suddenly look at your kids and say things about them, it’s like you don’t even know my kids and why would you bring kids into it?
“It’s not fun to deal with some of the things we deal with. The best thing is I have a great support team at home and a great family.”
Reed’s comments came after Friday’s game in the Asian Tour’s International Series event in the Philippines, and you can read Hicks’ full story here. Reed went on to finish in a tie for 20th in the tournament.
For most of his career, drama has followed Reed. A GOLF.com story (which you can read here) details some of his incidents including college highlights, 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions Event, 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2018 European Porsche Open, 2018 Dell Technologies Championship, 2018 Ryder Cup, 2019 Hero World Cup History – Hero F2019 World Challenge and another (which you can read here) shows Reed’s side of his career.
Speaking about his image to API’s Hicks, Reed had this to say:
“The type of person I am on and off the golf course has not been portrayed very well in the media throughout my career, but it’s almost impossible to control others.
“All you can do is control yourself, so I feel like I’m doing everything the right way, living the right way.
“Everybody I play pro-am with and everybody I meet, they’re all like, ‘Man, you’re nothing like what the media portrays you to be.’
“So as long as this continues to happen, at some point it will come back.”
This week, Reed is defending his title at the Asian Tour’s Link Hong Kong event.
Editor’s note: To read AFP’s full story on Reed – which also includes his thoughts on the Ryder Cup – please click here.
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