"Sure Justine": Golf fans react as Patrick Reed "CHEATING" saga resurfaces
The story has made headlines again after a Twitter account linked to Patrick Reed's team made a sensational claim about the PGA Tour..
It all started with a Tweet sent at 2.32am to Eddie Pepperell months after the dust had settled over the Patrick Reed "cheating" saga.
If you have been living under a rock and were not aware of this long-running story then let us briefly refresh your memory.
Reed, nicknamed Captain America, has been accused of playing fast and loose with the rules on the PGA Tour for a while now.
It all came to a head when he appeared to be caught out improving his lie in an waste area during the 2019 Hero World Challenge.
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A closer look at Patrick Reed’s two-stroke penalty during Round 3 of the Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/z2aqkajnYq
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 7, 2019
The golf world were forthright in claiming this was in fact a moment of cheating caught on camera and even Brooks Koepka said it was.
Justin Thomas later joked about the incident when he was videod pretending to shovel sand out of a bunker.
Reed was given a two-shot penalty and thereafter ensued a weekly "Reed watch" where fans and even players kept their eyes on the pro.
Daniel Berger was snapped at one PGA Tour event following Reed into the pinestraw to make sure everything was above board.
"Berger is straight up protecting the field" social media users commented while Reed continued his "who me?" act and felt victimised.
But for some bizarre reason this story has resurfaced as a Twitter account - assumed to from Reed's inner circle - fired off at Pepperell.
The account @useGolfFacts is widely rumoured to be controlled by Reed's wife Justine but this has never been confirmed.
Anyway, this account sent a reply to Pepperell in the early hours of the morning suggesting Reed was in fact the victim of a smear campaign.
Quite the claim.
Dry-humoured Pepperell responded in the only way he knows how and his reply summed him up perfectly:
Wasn’t expecting this today
— Eddie Pepperell (@PepperellEddie) October 27, 2021
It's a bit of a long story at this point but the account suggested to Pepperell that the shots of Reed in the waste area were digitally altered to smear him.
Reportedly, this person had hired an expert to look at the footage and "180 hours" had gone into proving this claim.
Sorrywhatpardon? 180 hours? Crikey. Wouldn't wanna be that guy.
As you can imagine, many golf fans just sat back with some popcorn and watched the saga unfold.
This is just a snapshot of how golf fans responded:
Fantastic content! @TronCarterNLU pic.twitter.com/xIScfqtOGE
— Adam Legg (@TheBigLegg) October 27, 2021
Team Reed getting spicy in the comments months later. What did golf twitter do to deserve these gifts today. pic.twitter.com/oEgLpQmwNc
— Ryan Leach (@Leach24) October 27, 2021
— Scott Michaux (@ScottMichaux) October 27, 2021
— Nuthin Chillin (@tha_holiday_inn) October 27, 2021
@NoLayingUp @TronCarterNLU found the expert pic.twitter.com/PwETHN813P
— Matthew (@MJSenn) October 27, 2021
— jim Nantz’ big Toe (@TimRantz) October 27, 2021
What a gift on this Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/ySuZ8FkZ5b
— Fern Gully (@FernGull) October 27, 2021
— Conor Keeley (@ckeeley13) October 27, 2021
— Niall (@TheNamesNiall) October 27, 2021
— USCKnight (@UscKnight) October 27, 2021
— Matt Smyth (@BombSquadMatt) October 27, 2021
— Alan Tansley (@AnalStanley) October 27, 2021
— Anthony Miller (@AnthonyOMiller) October 27, 2021
Good try J @useGolfFACTS @TronCarterNLU pic.twitter.com/qlopk4GH5V
— Zakir (@ZakAbdallaoui) October 27, 2021
— Will Knights (@willknightsTFE) October 27, 2021
No doubt Reed will likely be questioned about this soon but we can probably expect silence.
He's playing on the PGA Tour this week in Bermuda and is one of the favourites to win.
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