{"id":1195,"date":"2018-04-11T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebureaugh.com\/addons\/thegolferonline.com\/golfer\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2018-04-11T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:49:09","slug":"patrick-reeds-estranged-mother-reacts-to-sons-masters-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegolferonline.com\/golf\/blog\/2018\/04\/11\/patrick-reeds-estranged-mother-reacts-to-sons-masters-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Reed’s estranged mother reacts to son’s Masters win"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a golfer wins the Masters, there\u2019s usually that moment of incredible celebration, followed by a golfer-caddy embrace, and then he\u2019s swarmed by joyful family. For new Masters champion Patrick Reed, he celebrated, hugged his caddy, and then embraced his wife. But the rest of Reed\u2019s family, his parents Bill and Jeannette, and his sister Hannah, weren\u2019t at Augusta National on Sunday, or at any point during the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an article for Golf.com, Alan Shipnuck shares what few details are known about Reed\u2019s family situation. He\u2019s estranged from his parents and sister, and has been since 2012. That\u2019s when he married Justine\u00a0Karain at age 22. Bill and Jeannette thought Reed was too young to get married, and according to Shipnuck, Reed then cut off all contact with them before the wedding and hasn\u2019t spoken to them since.<\/span><\/p>\n

Things have gotten more complicated. In 2014, a friend gave Bill, Jeannette, and Hannah tickets to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. They attended to watch Patrick play, only to be escorted from the premises by police at Justine\u2019s request. Then, in 2016, Justine wrote a Facebook post calling Bill and Jeannette \u201csick people,\u201d and she accused them of being abusive toward Patrick when he was growing up. Hannah responded with her own Facebook post, calling Patrick a \u201chorrible stranger\u201d who wasn\u2019t the same person he used to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though Reed\u2019s parents and sister haven\u2019t spoken to him in six years, they were still rooting for him to win it all at the Masters. They gathered at a house in Augusta to watch him play that fateful final round, and when her son sunk that final putt to seal his win, this is what Jeannette told Shipnuck.<\/span><\/p>\n

Struggling to catch her breath, tears streaming down her cheeks, Jeannette said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe my son is the Masters champion. It\u2019s surreal.\u201d It was a dizzying mix of pride and pain.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Jeannette also routinely shares throwback pictures of her son on Facebook. She shared one Sunday morning with the caption\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s do this Baby! GO PATRICK!\u201d It\u00a0featured Patrick at age 3 or 4, looking quite adorable holding a golf club and wearing saddle shoes, a pair of patterned shorts and a matching tie. After watching Patrick win Sunday, that picture is now her Facebook profile photo.<\/span><\/p>\n

After Reed received his green jacket, Shipnuck asked him about his family.<\/span><\/p>\n

I asked Patrick in the champion\u2019s press conference if it was bittersweet not to be able to share the most triumphant moment of his life with his parents and baby sister. \u201cI\u2019m just out here to play golf and try to win golf tournaments,\u201d was his cold-blooded reply.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There\u2019s obviously a lot more to this sad family situation that we don\u2019t know. But one thing we do know: a family reunion doesn\u2019t appear to be in the immediate future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Yahoo Sports. <\/span><\/p>\n

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