Patrick Reed confident BMW PGA Championship experience boosts Masters hopes
Reed felt his final round at Wentworth was "sloppy" but he is taking the positives from a "great week".
Patrick Reed was disappointed with a "sloppy" final round at Wentworth, but is taking the positives out of a "great week" at the BMW PGA Championship and believes it will only boost his chances of a strong performance at the Masters next month.
The American was hoping to win his first title on European soil and shot a final round of 68 to finish five strokes behind eventual winner Tyrrell Hatton.
Reed has been working on a few adjustments to his game and is feeling extremely positive about his experience in the UK, building up to the conditions he will face when the Masters takes place at Augusta in November.
"As a whole I felt like it was great and that there was a lot of things that we could take from this week moving forward, especially once you get to Augusta, it's going to be cold and kind of damp," Reed said.
"That being said, I feel like it was a very successful week for us, not just here this week but also going forward."
The 30-year-old was one of the favourites to win the European Tour's flagship event last week, but a few costly mistakes throughout the tournament put Reed out of contention, although he did eagle the par-5 18th on both days over the weekend, helping lead to a T3 finish.
"It was a little sloppy today," Reed said post round on Sunday. "Didn't quite hit the balls as well as I wanted to, and I couldn't quite figure out the speeds, so a lot of careless errors early on and throughout round.
"But besides that, I was able to ride the ship and able to hit quality shots down the stretch, and I was able to finish correctly, finish strong. But you know, the good thing is there's a lot of positives this week.
"I felt like I did a lot of things better than I have the past couple weeks and so the things that I'm working on definitely give me confidence going forward that I'm doing the right things and going in the right direction."
Reed's strong finish at the BMW PGA Championship extended his lead at the top of the Race to Dubai rankings and the 2018 Masters champion has made it clearhow much it would mean to become the first American to top the European standings.
"I think that was the biggest I think this week is coming over and testing out my golf game, but also at the same time, trying to hold that [Race to Dubai] top spot, because you know, the biggest thing was to come over and show support, play some good golf and hopefully by the time we get to Dubai, that we're in the driver's seat and everyone is having to chase me.
"There's a lot of season left. You still have some European Tour events, but then you also have Augusta and I'm sure there's a lot of points there, as well. That being said, it's far from over. You have to continue playing solid golf and continue playing well and you need to play well at the big events, too."
