Patrick Nathaniel Reed is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is notable for his victories in the 2018 Masters Tournament and the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship. He has represented the United States in Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup competitions. Reed was born in 1990 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Patrick Nathaniel Reed is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is notable for his victories in the 2018 Masters Tournament and the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship. He has represented the United States in Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup competitions. Because of his success in these team events, he has earned the nickname \”Captain America\”. Reed was born in 1990 in San Antonio, Texas. He won the 2006 Junior Open Championship and also qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 2007. He earned Rolex AJGA All-America honors in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Reed started his college golf career in 2008 at the University of Georgia in Athens. He helped lead Augusta State to NCAA Division I titles in 2010 and 2011. Reed was 20 years old when he turned professional in 2011 after the NCAA Championship. On August 18, Reed became the 12th first-time Pga Tour winner of the year with his victory at the Wyndham Championship in a playoff against Jordan Spieth. On January 12, 2014, Reed finished second at the Volvo World Match Play Championship by defeating Jimmy Walker in a sudden death playoff. He became just the fourth player in the last two decades to win four times on thePGA Tour before his 25th birthday, joining Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Sergio García.
The win moved him to a career-best ranking of 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking. Reed is the youngest winner of a WGC event, and the victory also move him to 20th in World Golf Rankings. He was also the first PGA. Tour golfer to have three wins playing in the 2014 Masters Tournament, the first major tournament he has ever played in. Reed won his fourth PGA tour title at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions of Champions in January 2014. He also won the 2013 Hero World Challenge, third at the World Challenge Valspar Championship, and seventh at the Honda Classic. Reed also joined the European. Tour in 2013, where he has won three tournaments and finished in the top 10 in three of the last four tournaments he has played. He played in the 2010 Jones Cup Invitational and won the 2010 World Amateur Golf Championship. In 2011, he played in 12 events on the Tour on sponsors exemptions and through Monday qualifying. He made seven cuts and earned over USD 300,000.
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