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Reed received a two-stroke penalty for
improving his lie when he moved sand with his practice swing on
Friday at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, earning a
rebuke from Smith, who accused the former Masters champion of
"cheating the rules".
On Tuesday, Reed strenuously denied he had cheated, telling
reporters he had inadvertently improved his lie.
Smith declined to row back on his criticism on Wednesday after
practice at Royal Melbourne ahead of Thursday's opening round of
the Presidents Cup.
"I'm sure he didn't like it," Smith, a member of the
Internationals team to play the United States, told reporters.
"I think there is a little bit of tension there. I've looked at
Patrick a couple of times but he hasn't looked back.
Smith's International team mates have also put the heat on Reed,
saying the bunker incident might make the former Masters
champion a target of scorn from the crowds at Royal Melbourne.
Smith, who shared a physio with Reed, said he had "friendly"
locker room chats with the American in the past but would not be
going out of his way to approach him.
"I think our friendship, I guess, is not quite there any more,"
Smith said.
He also said he was not trying to motivate his team by calling
Reed out.
"I don't think it's really a case of team versus team or that
type of thing," he said.
"I just think it's a case of what's right and what's wrong. I
think there's something to be said about that."
(Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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