MEXICO CITY – Patrick Reed was more concerned about how to save par than how to answer his critics. He was consumed with navigating around the trees from 152 yards away with a gap wedge more than any chatter about his character.
Reed plays golf only for himself. And when it feels as though the world is against him, he plays his best.
A week that began with Brooks Koepka saying he thought Reed cheated when he was penalized for swiping away sand in the Bahamas ended with Reed delivering clutch moments down the stretch Sunday to win the Mexico Championship.
Two shots behind with four holes to play, Reed ran off three straight birdies to overtake a faltering Bryson DeChambeau, closing with a 4-under-par 67 for his second World Golf Championships title. He finished at 18-under 266 and moved to No. 8 in the World Golf Ranking.
As for the outside noise?