JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- It was a quaint, throw-away line at the time, a back-handed compliment thrown Patrick Reed's way in the aftermath of his 2018 Masters victory, a first major title and a win solidifying his place among the game's young elite players.
Tiger Woods, who had taken Reed under his wing when he served as an assistant at the 2016 Ryder Cup and 2017 Presidents Cup, tweeted his congratulations by saying, "At worst you have assured yourself a captain's pick for next year's Presidents Cup.''
For Woods, the 2019 U.S. Presidents Cup captain, it was a clever line directed at one of America's best players who in no way would be in need of such charity this year.