Watch: Patrick Reed holes eagle at Bermuda Champ. after taking penalty drop

Reed enjoying the battle with fierce Bermuda wind

0:001:46Sometimes slicing a tee shot isn't a death sentence for the hole.

Patrick Reed's drive on Port Royal's par-5 17th went "fore right" and landed in the penalty area, so the 31-year-old Texan took a drop and with 210 yards to the flagstick. Knowing Bermuda's wind may stop him short of a few yards he decided to use a little more club than usual from that far out and it was a perfect choice as he holed out for eagle.

"Well, the biggest thing is I put it really in the best position," Reed said. "I was sitting there with 3-iron or driver considering and my coach and I were thinking, well, if I tee it down, driver, hit a little cut. If it went…