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Kevin Kisner reveals the level of hatred former college teammates have for Patrick Reed
Patrick Reed hasn’t made many new friends recently after he was the fulcrum of the messy fallout after the USA’s heavy defeat in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Reed’s outspokenness at the time didn’t provoke Tour players to voice their personal opinion on the current Masters Champion, but this week Kevin Kisner aired a stark revelation of how the Texan is view by his former college teammates.
Speaking to Golf Digest, Kisner talked about the level of animosity that Reed’s ex-college teammates still have for him, stating
“They all hate him — any guys that were on the team with him (at Georgia) hate him and that’s the same way at Augusta. I don’t know that they’d piss on him if he was on fire, to tell you the truth.”
In a book written in 2016 by author Shane Ryan, it was revealed that there had been cheating and stealing accusations leveled against Reed from his teammates at Georgia while he was playing for the university. Reed denied the claims, though was subsequently removed from the team in 2009.
It’s worth noting that, Kisner, though a graduate of the University of Georgia, did not attend the school at the same time as Reed, and none of Reed’s teammates from his time in college, including Tour pros Brian Harman, Harris English, and Russell Henley would confirm Kisner’s view to Golf Digest.
Kisner’s revelation comes after an anonymous member of the U.S. Ryder Cup side told the New York Times after this year’s team event that Reed “is so full of shit” and that the 28-year-old “has no clue how to play team golf”.
Reed held his tongue following those incendiary remarks, but whether or not he will do the same after Kisner’s statement remains to be seen.
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
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WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Aaron Rai’s winning WITB: 2026 PGA Championship
Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Photos from the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Tour Report: Koepka and Kim’s newest putters finally get hot
Charles Schwab Challenge Tour Report: MacIntyre, Åberg and Spaun all switch putters, TaylorMade launches new Spider
Details on J.J. Spaun’s surprise putter switch
GolfWRX Launch Report: 2026 Titleist GTS drivers
Photos from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
PGA Championship Tour Report: Fitzpatrick, Koepka among big-name putter switches for Aronimink
Photos from the ShopRite LPGA
Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4 3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4 5-wood: Ping G440...
Eric Cole WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: PXG Lightning Tour Max (9 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 70 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (15 degrees) Shaft:...
Si Woo Kim WITB 2026 (May)
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X Mini driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Mini...
Wyndham Clark’s winning WITB: 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D Tour (15 degrees) Shaft: Project...
Hub jub
Jul 25, 2020 at 1:33 am
Reed stole $400 and a Scotty Cameron from a UGA teammate.
T-Bone
Jan 6, 2020 at 11:31 am
Kisner should refer to Proverbs to see how the Lord views slander and gossip.
God
Jan 10, 2020 at 11:34 am
I dont mind it that much….
geohogan
Feb 22, 2020 at 5:05 pm
T Bone: if it was slander, you can bet P Reid would have sued him already.
Not even Reid is going to court to deny the obvious.
Dave Bryce
May 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm
Yes and how does the Lord view stealing, cheating……? Kisner speaks the truth, refreshing, when most ride the fences of political correctness!
Mike Cleland
Jan 1, 2020 at 1:23 pm
I don’t have any animus toward Patrick Reed, but what he did in the bunker was clearly cheating. The penalty was not nearly serious enough.
Fatrick Reed
Dec 24, 2019 at 8:12 am
I like cheeseburgers.
Walter millet
Dec 19, 2019 at 6:52 pm
Your headline contradicts your own words: “It’s worth noting that, Kisner, though a graduate of the University of Georgia, did not attend the school at the same time as Reed, and none of Reed’s teammates from his time in college, including Tour pros Brian Harman, Harris English, and Russell Henley would confirm Kisner’s view to Golf Digest.”
I’m not defending Reed, as I wasn’t there, no have I spoken to anyone who was. But, you should be ashamed of your click bait headline and “fake news”. You’re not a journalist, and shame on you, sir.
Tyler Durden
Jan 4, 2020 at 10:37 pm
The headline says former teammates, not HIS former teammates. You should be ashamed of your low reading comprehension, and your using the term “fake news” tells me all I need to know about you.
Jack
Jul 10, 2020 at 5:14 pm
Tyler durden from bhs?
Mark Jessop
Dec 19, 2019 at 5:54 am
Kevin Kistner OWGR no 34.
Patrick Reed OWGR no 11
Sour Grapes?
Iggy
Dec 24, 2019 at 2:16 pm
I’m not sure that being #34 in the world would cause me any jealousy.
After all, you’re better at what you do than 99.999% percent of the world.
Seth
Dec 18, 2019 at 8:38 pm
Reeds performance at Presidents cup last day of singles was nothing short of spectacular!
IMO Patrick revved the team up to win. Patrick is a closer, and going down the stretch can beat ANYONE!…he will be eating their lunch at some point…perhaps that’s what they are afraid of…
James
Dec 24, 2019 at 2:18 pm
Winning one match. Yep, that’s spectacular
Tal
Dec 25, 2019 at 10:25 pm
You’re nuts of you think Reed deserves any credit for his Presidents Cup play. He was junk for 3 days and showed up for singles. If that was the Ryder Cup it would have been too late by Sunday.
JP
Jan 17, 2020 at 4:50 pm
He will only eat their lunch once he STEALS it…
Randy Doyal
Dec 18, 2019 at 5:49 pm
Did the National Enquirer purchase this site? Who cares about petty jealousy or spats among golfers. Journalism? Me think not.
Aussie
Dec 18, 2019 at 1:13 am
Typical Americans. Gotta tell the world all about their drama filled life of BS. Kisner is a dog for opening his mouth.
Keith
Dec 18, 2019 at 12:39 pm
Agree – Its refreshing to have a character like Reed to balance out all the vanilla characters on the PGA tour . Who cares if he cant play team golf its an individual sport
Jeremy
Jan 6, 2020 at 10:59 pm
Why do people use dog as a pejorative? Never understood that
Pelling
Jan 8, 2020 at 10:20 pm
Because they’re mutts.
HotEnoughYet
Jan 7, 2020 at 1:03 am
Typical Aussie trying to talk sh** about Americans when his country is on fire.
WS
Dec 16, 2019 at 8:36 pm
Well coming from a bunch of Georgia boys who weren’t that fond of Reed, especially being from Texas and plus he was beating the you no what out of them on the course, it doesn’t surprise me a bunch of bulldogs don’t care for him. I’ve heard rumors Reed was set up by the good old boys from Georgia. Mr. Kisner, Mr. English, Mr. Harman, along with a number of other graduates…maybe you should all go pound sand.
Charles
Jan 5, 2020 at 2:49 pm
I read somewhere players accuse him of stealing a watch out of a locker…or was that their set up? IMO watches are very personal things, can be seen, seen if sold etc. I don’t believe this for a second. Why would Patrick want a whining losers watch anyway?
The guilty keep pushing this negative story about Patrick, why???…because it was a set up and they are bathing in their own BS!
Patrick when the chips are down you excel…not steal IMO. Give these players a whopping every time on the course PLEASE!!!
GMatt
Dec 19, 2018 at 11:46 am
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. To me Reed has done nothing to cast any shadow of a doubt that he isn’t who they say he is. In this politically correct world all I see are those who don’t want to public ally say anything bad, I’m sure this will all come out over time
Philip
Jan 1, 2020 at 1:18 pm
spoken like a democrat. shez….give me a break.
Painter33
Mar 4, 2020 at 9:37 am
You mean “like a Republican”. Who is speaks disparagingly about political correctness? Certainly NOT Democrats? Who accuses others of his own failings? Sheesh, indeed. We, the public, know little to nothing about Reed’s character other than what we have actually seen. We’re not in locker rooms or in peoples’ heads/hearts.
A. Commoner
Dec 14, 2018 at 11:11 am
Why prolong this adolescent exercise? Golfers, writers, self-appointed critics, so on, let it lie. ‘I don’t like you; you don’t like me.’ Playground spat.
Gun Violent
Dec 13, 2018 at 12:01 pm
Good! Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you. Strike me down with all your hatred, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!
Tom
Dec 13, 2018 at 11:55 am
Who cares? Gianni lookin all manly with that stach!
Dan
Dec 13, 2018 at 10:26 am
Dumb article. Nothing we haven’t read 100x
ChipNRun
Dec 17, 2018 at 11:24 pm
I’m a former journalist, and the Shane Ryan book was tabloid trash. Lots of unsubstantiated rumors. Also, Reed further ruffled the UG Bulldogs when he led (then) Augusta State to a pair of national championships.
I concur with Dan!
Uglyamerican
Dec 14, 2019 at 8:11 pm
Why did you read it 101 times? Get out and golf more lol…take a Reed shovel with you!
kevin
Dec 13, 2018 at 9:36 am
Seems like Rory agrees…. as the quote was posted to Instagram and was noted as one of the user who ‘liked’ the comment.
Curt
Dec 13, 2018 at 9:43 pm
Yeah, but Rory may still be butt hurt over the good ole A__ Kickin’ he got by Reed at the Masters!!????