The two Sundays that define Patrick Reed's career were as different as a primal scream and a golf clap.
On Oct. 2, 2016, Reed helped turn Hazeltine National into a mosh pit, waving his arms and cupping his ear while beating Rory McIlroy and leading the United States to its only Ryder Cup victory since 2008.
On April 8, 2018, Reed outplayed McIlroy in the final pairing and parred the last four holes to win the Masters for his first major championship.
At Hazeltine, Reed became Captain America, a player who elevated his game when playing for country and with countrymen.
At Augusta National, he became a more complex story, winning in the city where he spent part of a divisive college career, with his parents in town but not invited to the course.
At Hazeltine, Reed exhorted his teammates and the crowd. At the Masters, he spent the morning at the end of the practice range, speaking only to his caddie as other players socialized. Then he prevailed in front of "patrons" who seemed to favor McIlroy.
This week, Reed returned to Minnesota for the first time since the Ryder Cup to play in the 3M Open. Tuesday, he played the back nine of TPC Twin Cities during a practice round with Rory Sabbatini.
None of the emotions expressed Tuesday were complex. Fans treated Reed as a conquering hero as he signed dozens of autographs and traded fist-bumps with children.