Golf analyst Brandel Chamblee’s strategic reminder: Rory McIlroy as Patrick Reed rejoins the PGA Tour

When Patrick Reed tees off on the PGA Tour, it will be a modest, symbolic triumph. But that’s for later.Patrick Reed allowed the crowd to tease the Northern Irishman by wagging his finger and cupping his ears, and applied several other psychological strategies. Rivalry-driven conflict is the single biggest motivator of fan involvement, according to decades of sports study.