Patrick Reed during the 2019 Hero World Challenge at Albany in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Penalized in the Bahamas

Dec. 6: Ahead of the Presidents Cup, Patrick Reed was slapped with a two-stroke penalty at the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Reed, who introduced custom irons to his bag during the Hero World Challenge, took two practice swings in a waste bunker on the 11th hole which both moved sand from behind his ball. Under Rule 8-1a, players are not allowed to remove or press down on sand or loose soil to improve their lie. Reed, who shot a 74 in the third round, ended up finishing the event in third place, two shots behind winner Henrik Stenson.