Rory McIlroy on Patrick Reed: ‘It’s almost like a hobby [for people] to kick him when he’s...

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Patrick Reed is catching a lot of criticism this week after a deliberate rules violation at the Hero World Challenge on Friday in The Bahamas, one that is sure to follow him to Australia this week for the Presidents Cup. Friday's incident was not the first time Reed has found himself in the middle of a cheating controversy, either — something that Rory McIlroy, the current No. 2 ranked golfer in the world and reigning FedExCup champion, thinks makes Reed even more of a target. Reed picked up a two-stroke penalty in the third round of the Hero World Challenge last week after he deliberately hit the sand with his club twice while taking practice swings in a bunker, marking a very clear and obvious rule violation.

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