The PGA Tour has sensationally banned Patrick Reed’s caddie Kessler Karain from participating in Sunday’s Presidents Cup singles matches after an altercation with a fan at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
“Following an incident that took place on Saturday at the Presidents Cup involving Kessler Karain and a spectator, Karain will not return to caddie for Sunday’s final-round singles matches,” The PGA Tour said in a statement.
After Reed lost his morning four-ball match with partner Webb Simpson, dropping his record this week at the Presidents Cup to 0-3, Karain, Reed’s caddie and brother in law, got into an altercation with a fan.
Looks like this video shows the end of Patrick Reed’s caddie and fan altercation. pic.twitter.com/KZWwt9y7Je
— By The Flagstick (@ByTheFlagstick) December 14, 2019
Specifics of what took place are still surfacing. Barstool Sports’ ForePlay Pod posted on Twitter a statement that it says it received from Karain in which Karain said that he shoved a fan after the fan lashed out at Reed.
“As a caddy, one of your jobs is to protect your player,” Karain told the ForePlay Pod.
https://twitter.com/ForePlayPod/status/1205696742118703104?s=20
Reed, who was already sitting out Saturday afternoon’s foursomes session, said he accepted the tour’s decision to ban his bagman.
“I respect the tour’s decision,” Reed said in a statement. “We are all focused on winning the Presidents Cup tomorrow.”
