Patrick Reed holes out for eagle from the fairway to climb Open leaderboard
There are low numbers on the opening nine at Troon on Thursday, and Patrick Reed gets on the board with the championship’s first eagle.
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We have our first eagle of the 145th Open Championship, thanks to Patrick Reed. After missing two birdie chances on his first two holes, Reed pulled a wedge at the shorter third hole and ran it right it the damn cup.
You might think that was Patrick Reed's first eagle of the day but he actually rode in on one to the first tee.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) July 14, 2016
The eagle put Reed at 2-under and inside the top 10 on what is shaping up to be a perfect morning to post low scores. And some of the superstars, like Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, are coming to the 1st tee shortly with this gettable front nine as a juicy appetizer to start their championship.
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