Patrick Reed gives LIV Golf star a hand at Open | Golf News

Patrick Reed arrives at this week’s Open Championship wanting to construct on the spectacular kind he displayed earlier in the yr – though he took on an sudden function Wednesday, serving as a observe companion for LIV Golf’s Scott Vincent.

The duo took to the Royal Birkdale hyperlinks together Wednesday morning forward of Thursday’s opening spherical, joined by French newbie Lev Grinberg, working their method through the demanding terrain and rolling fairways to map out their method once event play will get underway.

Reed, famend for his short sport and prowess around the greens, will need to draw on every ounce of his talent this weekend to navigate the course, which has hardened significantly due to a nationwide heatwave that has left the fairways bone dry.

Jason Day acknowledged the challenges the course presents, though he famous gamers ought to come ready for such circumstances.

For Vincent, who has delivered some excellent golf on the LIV circuit this yr, Wednesday’s observe spherical supplied a helpful alternative to gain insight from one of the game’s elite performers.

Speaking to Express US Sports after stepping off the ninth inexperienced, Vincent revealed he eagerly seized the chance to play alongside 2018 Masters champion Reed.

When requested what a profitable week would appear like for him, Vincent said, “It’s a great question. I think it’s got nothing to do with the score, it’s more just how you carry yourself, how you approach this week.

“I feel for me it is just soaking it in and making an attempt to study one thing. That’s why I wished to play with Patrick Reid today, because he is so good around the greens and just see what he is doing. For me there’s no strain to exit and do something and it could be foolish for me to put that on myself.

“Just soak it in, enjoy the week. My whole family’s here, it’s so cool. Enjoy this. It’s great if you want it to be great.

“I noticed that alternative to play with [Reed], it is always good taking part in with guys that are undoubtedly better than you.

“One of the challenges this week is trying to figure out how to play these shots around the green, [and there’s] no better guy to try and pick his brain than Patrick, because he’s just known for having amazing hands.

“I picked his mind a little bit today and it is undoubtedly helped. I’m going to strive and put that into practise now.”

Elaborating on the specific lessons he took away, Vincent said, “I feel a lot of the instances I put a little an excessive amount of strain on, I need to in some way hit this shot completely, and he is like’, the percentages aren’t in your favour, so you do not need to strive and hit them precisely spot on, you need to take the big numbers out of play, you possibly can carry them into play by making an attempt to play these fancy photographs that are less possible to come off’.

“That I think was the biggest thing. He’s like, OK, I’m seeing this as really hard. Is he seeing this as really hard? And the answer was yes.”