Patrick Reed, one of the newest members of The European Tour, claimed a thrilling victory in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, the first event of 2015 on the US PGA Tour.
The American, who joined The European Tour at the beginning of the season, reeled in compatriot Jimmy Walker by finishing eagle-bogey-birdie, then saw off his 2014 Ryder Cup team-mate with a birdie at the first play-off hole.
The victory made Reed, who won the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship, only the fourth player in the last 20 years to notch four US PGA Tour victories by the age of 25 – joining an elite group containing Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia.
Reed said: “Golf-wise, I didn’t feel like it was really there. I felt like the driver was coming around, and the irons were decent today. But the reason why I was able to pull it off is mentally, and from good course management.
“One of the goals for 2015 is a multi-win year. And I want to make my percentage of top tens better. It just seems like last year I either played really, really well or I didn't really play very well. I want to improve on my consistency.”
