Is Patrick Reed just bloody lucky?

[Petercool]

So he holes out from the fairway in both the Master and the USOPEN.

Ive seen him do it at other events but I'm too old to remember those ones, like the master in 2018

USOPEN

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7515138231835446558

The Master

The master 2018 https://www.facebook.com/TheMasters/videos/patrick-reed-hole-out-eagle-the-masters/661315639852597/
The 2024 PGA

LIV golf Adelaide 2025

I am not sure if I notice him doing more because I actually dont like his golf manor or if he is just "Lucky" a lot.

 

[Imurg]

Lucky?
It happens

Definitely a ch.......though

 

[HPIMG]

I definitely wouldn’t say lucky, he’s aiming for the green on all the shots and trying to get as close to the pin as possible.

 

[BrianM]

He is a world class player, all these pro's are going for as close to the pin as possible, of course there's an element of luck to it, but the ball striking has to be there in the first place.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Good things happen to good people

 

[Swango1980]

He probably takes a preferred lie and measures wind speed and direction before hitting the ball, when nobody is looking

 

[Arthur Wedge]

he is a good ball striker , a cheat but a good ball striker

 

[Orikoru]

Maybe there's a technical side to it - he is a draw player when most players are playing a fade these days. Maybe his typical shot is more likely to roll out a little bit, giving it more chance of rolling straight in the hole?

 

[IanM]

The more I practice,
The luckier I get.

 

[Imurg]

The more I practice,
The luckier I get.

Well that clearly doesn't work as Fragger has never practiced in his whole existence.......
Jus' sayin'

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Maybe there's a technical side to it - he is a draw player when most players are playing a fade these days. Maybe his typical shot is more likely to roll out a little bit, giving it more chance of rolling straight in the hole?

A fade can roll out as well

There are some players that played for decades on tour and never get a hole in one , some get loads , some hole out form fairways , it’s happened a few times to more than Reed - when players are aiming at the hole then one will go in at times

 

[simsini]

It's not luck when you are a stickler for the rules like Patrick is. Good things just happen to good people.

 

[jim8flog]

Watch enough golf on the box and it is something you will see on a fairly regular basis it is just when it is done by one of the more well known players it tends to get repeat showings.

 

[Swango1980]

Maybe there's a technical side to it - he is a draw player when most players are playing a fade these days. Maybe his typical shot is more likely to roll out a little bit, giving it more chance of rolling straight in the hole?

Please, do not try and innocently come up with a technical explanation without 100% concrete proof. You should know by now that some others will be quick to dismiss this as rubbish.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I suppose if you have a reputation the camera will follow you.

 

[Beezerk]

Didn’t take long for the Reed hate fest to begin

 

[Backache]

Watch enough golf on the box and it is something you will see on a fairly regular basis it is just when it is done by one of the more well known players it tends to get repeat showings.

Probably true .
Although he is no longer on the PGA tour so his stats may not be accurate , when he was on the PGA tour his strokes gained approach which is probably the most reliable stat for iron striking and proximity was about tour average, so its probably good fortune rather than consistent close range strikes.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Didn’t take long for the Reed hate fest to begin

No hate just facts

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935276314040352966

 

[Orikoru]

The most anyone has on the PGA Tour is three apparently.

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