KAWAGOE, Japan – Jetlag can be relentless, and Thursday’s weather delay at the Olympic men's golf competition couldn’t have come at a worse time for Patrick Reed.
Reed was on the 14th hole when the weather warning horn sent players scrambling to the clubhouse for a two-hour delay. That’s when the jetlag hit.
“I was feeling it during that rain delay,” said Reed, who was a last-minute addition to the Olympics field when Bryson DeChambeau was forced to withdraw following a positive COVID-19 test.
Because of the testing requirements, Reed was unable to fly to Japan until Tuesday, and he landed in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon.