Patrick Reed tosses golf tee at Rory McIlroy

McIlroy spoke about a recent driving-range interaction with Patrick Reed, where the mood was tense.

Rory McIlroy has responded to reports that Patrick Reed tossed a golf tee at him on the driving range at the Dubai Desert Classic, after being ignored by the World No. 1. In his pretournament press conference Wednesday, McIlroy defended himself for choosing not to interact with the LIV Golf member, citing a subpoena that he says Reed served him on Christmas Eve.

On Tuesday, Ten Golf first reported that Reed approached McIlroy on the practice range, only for the Irishman to disregard Reed’s attempt to say hello. Ten Golf stated that Reed tossed a tee at McIlroy in frustration.