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Golf: Reed comes through for WGC Mexico Championship win

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/24/pga.jpg"/><figcaption>Patrick Reed plays his third shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters.</figcaption></figure></div>MEXICO CITY -- Patrick Reed came through in the clutch, firing three late birdies in a four-under par 67 for a one-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau in the WGC Mexico Championship on Sunday.Former Masters champion Reed stayed patient through a frustrating front nine at Chapultepec Golf Club, and as a string of leaders fell away powered to the victory with an 18-under par total of 266.Birdies at the 15th, 16th and 17th pushed him to 19-under for the tournament, giving him a two-stroke lead.The cushion proved enough after he pushed his tee shot at 18 well right but limited the damage to a bogey for the narrow win.&quot;It&#x27;s very rewarding,&quot; said Reed, whose only other WGC title came in the same event in 2014, when it was played at Doral in Florida.&quot;To come back and win my second World Golf Championship -- especially with how I had to finish on basically 15 onwards. The last hole was ugly, but it was what I needed to get the job done.&quot;DeChambeau looked in control after five birdies in a six-hole stretch, his 14-footer at 14 putting him atop the leaderboard at 18-under.But a three-putt bogey at the par-three 17th proved too much to overcome as he settled for a six-under par 65 and a 17-under total of 267.Justin Thomas, who took a one-shot lead into the final round, faded early on the way to a two-over par 73 that left him tied for sixth.Spain&#x27;s Jon Rahm, who could have become number one in the world with a victory, briefly seized a share of the lead thanks to birdies at four of his first five holes.But two birdies and two bogeys coming in weren&#x27;t enough for the Spaniard, who shared third on 269 with South Africa&#x27;s Erik van Rooyen, one stroke in front of world number one Rory McIlroy.&quot;Obviously I want to win, but I also do care about giving my 100 percent every time,&quot; Rahm said. &quot;If there was one day where I didn&#x27;t give 100 percent I wouldn&#x27;t be able to live with myself.&quot;If I keep doing that, keep doing as much as I can every single shot and every single day, I&#x27;ll call it a success.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/golf/news/2020/02/22/bryson-dechambeau-birdies-way-1-shot-lead-mexico-66348">READ: Bryson DeChambeau birdies his way to 1-shot lead in Mexico</a></li></ul><div>- &#x27;Tested&#x27; -</div>Reed was nowhere near matching Rahm&#x27;s hot start. He got up and down for birdie from a bunker at the first, then parred his next 10.&quot;It definitely tested me today,&quot; Reed said. &quot;The birdie barrages that were happening, it seemed like I was having to get up and down at every hole on the front nine. I think I only hit three greens on the front nine.&quot;He began to gain ground with a tap-in birdie at the 12th, and made another from less than three feet at 15. Another short birdie at 16 was followed by a tough 17-footer at the 17th.Reed&#x27;s perseverence will pay off with a rise to eighth in the world.The satisfying victory capped a week in which Reed again found himself criticized -- this time by compatriot Brooks Koepka -- for an incident at the Hero World Challenge in December when video showed him moving sand behind his ball in a waste area.He accepted a two-stroke penalty and although he denied intentionally trying to improve his lie Reed hasn&#x27;t been dogged by the affair all year.&quot;If you play the game, you understand the rules,&quot; Koepka told a radio interviewer on Monday when asked about it. &quot;You understand the integrity that goes on. I mean, there&#x27;s no room for it.&quot;Reed said Saturday he was just trying to concentrate on his game.&quot;At the end of the day, you can&#x27;t listen to what other people are saying,&quot; he said. &quot;All you can control is what you do.&quot;<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

Patrick Reed came through in the clutch, firing three late birdies in a four-under par 67 for a one-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau in the WGC Mexico Championship on Sunday.

Patrick Reed came through in the clutch, firing three late birdies in a four-under par 67 for a one-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau in the WGC Mexico Championship on Sunday.