One of the gripes you hear from those LIV players is that they want to play less, travel less — well Patrick Reed is a walking contradiction.
Last week Reed finished a lowly tie for 31st in the Singapore stop on the Asian Tour, he shot eight-under and was eight behind the winner, the immortal Nitthorn Thippong.
Reed was the highest-ranked player in the field (46th). Well, by the time he finished and the new rankings came out this week, he dropped to 49th.
Desperate to stay in the top 50, Reed heads to South Korea this week for the next stop on the Asian circuit.
A bunch of other LIV stiffs went with him, including Chase Koepka, James Piot and a few others. No LIV players finished in the top five, low LIVer went to Peter Uihlein, he tied for seventh.
As for Reed, he made a statement recently that was laughable, considering his Asian Tour success (or lack thereof) in Singapore:
“I’m ready for the LIV golfers to go ahead and play against guys on the PGA Tour,” Reed said. “I’m pretty sure we can hold our own.
“To be honest with you, I’ve played on every tour — this will be my second Asian Tour event because the last Saudi event was an Asian Tour event, but I’ve played on DP World, I’ve played on PGA Tour, I’ve played one Korn Ferry Tour event, and I’ve played now two LIV golf events, and I can tell you this much: The guys that are out there, doesn’t matter what the dollar amount is — I think, to be honest with you, the players were kind of sick and tired of hearing about that. At the end of the day when you go out there, you’re playing more than just for yourself, that you’re part of a team, and we’re all motivated to win trophies. There’s a reason why these top players, all these great golfers are coming over, because they believe in the product, they know it’s the right thing.”
Sure Patrick, keep telling yourself that!
Reed Sues Chamblee, Golf Channel:
The King Of The Asian Tour (aka Patrick Reed) has filed a lawsuit against the golf channel and analyst/commentator Brandel Chamblee.
Reed is seeking damages for defamation.
The complaint/lawsuit was filed by Florida attorney Larry Klayman at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas located in Houston.
Now get this — LIV boy Reed is seeking a whopping $750 million in damages!
Seriously?
According to the court documents, the suit contends that Chamblee and Golf Channel have “conspired” with the PGA Tour and Commissioner Jay Monahan “to engage in a pattern and practice of defaming Mr. Reed, misreporting information with falsity and/or reckless disregard for the truth … purposely omitting pertinent key material facts to mislead the public, and actively targeting Mr. Reed since he was 23 years old to destroy his reputation, create hate, and a hostile work environment for him, and with the intention to discredit his name as a young, elite and world-class golfer ” and of course that drags on.
Golf Channel and Chamblee are identified as the defendants, while the PGA Tour and Monahan are not.
But wait, there’s more!
The complaint also adds: “It is well known on tour that Mr. Reed has been abused and endured more than any other golfer from fans or spectators who have been allowed to scream obscenities only to be glorified by NBC’s Golf Channel for doing so because it gets Defendants Chamblee and Golf Channel ‘clicks,’ viewership, ratings and increased revenue.”
It also attempts to associate some of Reed’s treatment to his defection to LIV in July.
Reed accepted an, as-yet, unreported fat contract to join LIV and he’s earned just north of $2 million in the LIV events he’s participated in — Portland and New Jersey.
The complaint further alleges that the Golf Channel and Chamblee along with the PGA Tour are “defaming and smearing anyone associated with LIV — in order to try to maintain their monopolistic hold on professional golf.”
Ian Poulter, Desperate For World Ranking Points, Heads to Czech Open:
The DP World Tour heads to the Albatross Golf Resort this week for the Czech Open where Johannes Veerman will defend his title.
Ian Poulter, another LIV defector, has entered in attempt to raise his lowly world ranking, Poulter has fallen out of the top 100 and stands at No. 108.
