Masters champion Patrick Reed, tournament debutant Chris Gotterup and 2025 runner-up Justin Rose were among the players speaking to media Monday. Golf Channel is live from Augusta covering that and more!
Reed wanted to return to 'traditional way of golf and playing' at this tournament
Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champ, said his decision to seek a return to the PGA "definitely happened quickly" in Dubai earlier this year, and once it did there was no turning back.
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