‘Everything’s fine’ between Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth

SAN DIEGO – It was the hug heard ‘round Torrey Pines. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed teed off 90 minutes ahead of Saturday’s final group, but the spotlight shone on Torrey Pines’ first tee when they arrived. It was the first time they had played together since the Ryder Cup, where Reed said he was “blindsided� by the split of their successful pairing. Spieth hugged his fellow Masters champion, then claimed after the round that “everything’s fine� between his Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup partner. “It was more kind of sarcasm toward y’all,� Spieth said, referring to the media. “We’ve seen each other plenty of times at (the Sony Open in Hawaii) and here and everything’s been the way it normally is. We knew the cameras were on and we knew people were interested in that, so I just thought it would be kind of funny.� Reed said that he and Spieth have “moved on� from the Ryder Cup. “Literally when we got off the plane, it was old news and we all moved on from there,� Reed said. “It’s really nothing. … We’re now just out here trying to play some good golf and trying to feed off each other as well as just trying to go out and shoot low numbers.� They both started Saturday in the middle of the pack, with Spieth sitting at 7 under after shooting 65-72 and Reed a shot behind him. They both snuck into the top 10 before falling back late in the round. Spieth was 4 under for the day after making eagle on the par-5 13th, where he holed his 93-yard approach, and birdie on the next hole. He gave all three shots back on 15, though. Still, Spieth’s 72 was just one stroke off his best score in seven career rounds on the South Course. He is 9 over par there in his PGA TOUR career. “I’m still stuck and playing golf stuck is not fun,� Spieth said. “But when it clears up, I’m putting the ball beautifully and the chipping and wedge shots and the swing will come back and the game will become east to me again. I think it’s coming soon.� Reed birdied the first two holes and added another one on the par-5 ninth, but he was even par on the back nine. It was his third consecutive 69. “My putting seemed to save me today,� he said. It was even better than the welcome he received on the first tee.

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