The pair looked like two of the monkeys in the fabled drawing we've all seen myriad times over the years. You know, that decades-old depiction of three chimps covering their eyes, ears and mouth, respectively.
Ryder Cup standout Patrick Reed and partner Jordan Spieth stood at the back of the ninth green Friday morning at Hazeltine National, pretending to be oblivious to all, as Henrik Stenson of the European team was forced to tap in a 20-inch par putt that the U.S. duo had stubbornly declined to concede.
Spieth stood with his arms folded, while Reed had his hands thrust deep in his pockets, their eyes affixed elsewhere.