Patrick Reed

The previous record was 25-under-par, set by Gay Brewer at the 1967 Pensacola Open and tied by Ernie Els at the 2003 Mercedes Championships, Pat Perez at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic (the previous name of the Humana event) and Steve Stricker at the 2010 John Deere Classic.

All four other players won those tournaments.

It was also the first time in PGA Tour history that a player opened a tournament with three rounds of 63 or better.

Reed won the tournament by two strokes over Ryan Palmer.

On March 9, Reed won the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida.

He earned $1.53 million with the one-shot win over Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson.

Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer.

Reed was born in 1990 in San Antonio, Texas.

He graduated from University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Reed became only the fifth golfer to earn three PGA Tour wins before his 24th birthday since 1990, joining Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Sergio García.

Jordan Spieth subsequently achieved that feat.

Reed is the youngest winner of a WGC event, and the victory also moved him to 20th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

He earned Rolex AJGA All-America honors in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

While there, he won the 2006 Junior Open Championship and also qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 2007.

Reed led University High to state championships in 2006 and 2007, and also won the state medalist honors in 2007.

Reed started his college golf career in 2008 at the University of Georgia in Athens.

While at Georgia, Reed had an arrest for underage drinking and possessing a fake ID.

He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and was put on probation, fined and sentenced to 60 hours of community service.

After further issues that resulted in his dismissal from the team, he then left Georgia and enrolled at Augusta State University, where he majored in business.

Reed advanced to the semi-finals of the 2008 U.S. Amateur, where he lost 3&2 to eventual U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee – the top-ranked amateur in the world.

He helped lead Augusta State to NCAA Division I titles in 2010 and 2011.

He won the 2010 Jones Cup Invitational.

Reed was 20 years old when he turned professional in 2011 after the NCAA Championship.

In June, he played in his first PGA Tour event, the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he missed the cut.

Reed played two more events in 2011, earning just over $20,000.

He played two events on the Nationwide Tour and earned just over $5,000.

Reed played in 12 events on the PGA Tour on sponsors exemptions and through Monday qualifying (six times).

He made seven cuts and earned over $300,000.

His best finish was T-11 at the Frys.com Open.

He finished T-22 at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, after entering at the First Stage, to earn his PGA Tour card for 2013.

Reed picked up his first top-10 finish at the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

At the 2014 Humana Challenge, Reed set the PGA Tour record for most strokes under par after 54 holes.

His rounds of 63-63-63, were 27-under-par.

The tournament's first three rounds are played on three different courses.

He has nine tournament victories on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, and two World Golf Championships, the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship and 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship.

In 2022, he joined LIV Golf.

Reed has represented the United States in Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup team competitions.

Through his performances in the Ryder Cup, he has acquired the nickname "Captain America".

On August 18, Reed became the 12th first-time PGA Tour winner of the year with his victory at the Wyndham Championship in a playoff against Jordan Spieth.

His win at Sedgefield Country Club also marked his third consecutive top-10 finish.