Smith told to cool it by the PGA Tour over ‘cheat’ comments

Cameron Smith, the player who was the most outspoken about Patrick Reed’s actions in the bunker in the Bahamas and the one who dared to use the ‘c’ word, has reportedly been warned by the PGA Tour about his comments.

Ahead of the Presidents Cup Smith didn’t hold back with his summing up of Reed clearly brushing sand away at the Hero World Challenge.

“If you make a mistake once, you could maybe understand, but to give a bit of a bullshit response like the camera angle – that’s pretty up there,” the Australian said. “I know Pat pretty good and he’s always been nice to me, so I don’t want to say anything bad about him but anyone’s cheating the rules, I’m not up for that. I don’t have any sympathy for anyone that cheats.”

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But the Australian was supposedly rebuked by those at the Tour’s headquarters for what would be termed an attack on a fellow player.

“According to a source, an official from the PGA Tour spoke to Smith about the remarks, essentially issuing a warning that he would be fined in the future if he made similar statements,” a report read in Australia Golf Digest.

This time around Smith chose not to speak about the matter.

The two bumped shoulders on the first day of the matches despite not actually playing one another – “I’m not really sure what it was about to be honest. I haven’t said anything wrong” – and Smith ended the week with a singles win over Justin Thomas.

Reed also claimed his first full point on the Sunday in a match that his caddie wasn’t part of after being banned for an altercation with a fan.

Since Royal Melbourne the pair have continued to capture the headlines though this time with their efforts on the course – Reed finished runner-up to Thomas at Kapalua while Smith picked up the Sony Open the following week for his second PGA Tour victory.