SAITAMA, Japan -- Around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening Patrick Reed was riding in a cart around a golf course he'd never seen before, trying to take notes before it got dark so he could start play for an Olympic medal the following morning.
These entire Tokyo Games are unique and uncomfortable, but Reed has a special case. He didn't learn he was to be here until last Saturday night when Bryson DeChambeau's positive COVID-19 test knocked him out of the field.
Reed didn't board a commercial flight for Tokyo until Tuesday morning and didn't arrive until Wednesday afternoon local time.