{"id":766832,"date":"2026-09-11T03:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/766832\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T03:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:14:13","slug":"paul-mcginley-states-how-he-honestly-feels-about-watching-patrick-reed-play-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/766832\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McGinley states how he honestly feels about watching Patrick Reed play golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Patrick Reed is in the field at the Irish Open this week looking to win for the sixth time in his career on the DP World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Reed plays more golf around the world than most American golfers and, as a result, he is highly appreciated by golf fans globally.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s fair to say that the 36-year-old American is not universally popular.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s impossible to argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/patrick-reed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98738\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Reed<\/a> is not a great golfer, but some golf fans find it hard to warm to the 2018 Masters champion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2258108760-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Reed of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic 2026\" class=\"wp-image-2579604\" \/>Photo by Andrew Redington\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/patrick-reed-says-if-he-cares-what-pga-tour-players-think-about-him-after-leaving-liv-golf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reed will be heading back to the PGA Tour imminently<\/a> after serving his one-year ban for playing on LIV Golf.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is plying his trade on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/dp-world-tour\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99180\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DP World Tour<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>Paul McGinley states how he feels about watching Patrick Reed play golf<\/p>\n<p>Reed played some wonderful golf during his opening round at Trump International Golf Links on day one of the Irish Open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/paul-mcginley\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99118\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul McGinley<\/a> spoke about Reed during Sky Sports\u2019 broadcast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/irish-open\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99115\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Open<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love his golf swing, he\u2019s one of my favourite players in the game to watch,\u201c McGinley said.<\/p>\n<p>MORE PAUL MCGINLEY STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s such a natural player. I love his golf swing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2284483716-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Reed hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the BMW International Open\" class=\"wp-image-2588082\" \/>Photo by Luke Walker\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club looks so natural in his hands. I love the way he chips, I love the way he putts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, whether you like the personality of Patrick Reed, that\u2019s for others to say, but certainly in terms of how he plays golf, I love how he approaches and plays the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a natural blend of great technique and natural talent.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>What Patrick Reed has said about impending PGA Tour return<\/p>\n<p>Reed spoke back in June about his desire to ensure that he makes his PGA Tour return in the correct manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always important. I felt like when I really looked at it and sat down and made the decision for what I thought was best for myself and my family to be able to come back and play on the PGA Tour, I wanted to do it the right way,\u201c Reed explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just because of the membership but also because of the players. Coming back and making sure that I did my time in sitting out and coming back and earning my spot out here, rather than just coming back and be given a spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like, because of that and coming back the right way it kind of seems like not only the players but also the people who are part of the PGA Tour are happy to have me back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Patrick Reed is in the field at the Irish Open this week looking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,13112,69535,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-766832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-patrick-reed","tag-paul-mcginley","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}