1. My favorite things about Patrick Reed aren't the beautiful, towering irons he hits, or his silky putting stroke. It's not the graceful club twirls, or his aggressive, pin-hunting approach on seemingly every hole. My favorite thing about Reed is he's the living embodiment of a role we need someone to play in every generation of golf: the swashbuckling, no-apologies rogue.
2. It's not easy to embrace playing the rogue, to wear the metaphorical black hat in a sport where there is pressure to be corporate, friendly, boring and polite. Playing the nice guy is typically the path to millions of dollars and minimal controversy -- and for most players, it works.