Patrick Reed’s Wife Justine Worked as His Caddie for Two Years

Meet Patrick Reed’s Wife Justine KarainMaddie Meyer/PGA of America - Getty Images

Patrick Reed won the Masters in 2018, and eight years later, he’s looking to claim his second victory at Augusta National Golf Club. Supporting him will be his wife Justin Reed (née Karain); the two met as college students at Augusta State University. Patrick described Justine as his “best friend, rock, and teammate.”

The couple in 2018.Bob Levey - Getty Images

Here’s what to know about Patrick Reed’s wife Justine:

She’s from Houston, Texas.

Justine played golf in high school, and according to the Augusta Chronicle, she was “competitive in swimming and soccer while growing up in the Houston area.”

Patrick and Justine met through her sister, Kris.

“I was a freshman at the University of Georgia, and her younger sister, Kris, was at LSU,” Patrick told Golf Digest. “Kris came to visit, and we went on one date, and I texted her to confirm she’d made it back home safe. No response. So I reached out to Justine on Facebook, who confirmed her sister was back and got frank with me about why it was probably not going to work out. So I start talking with Justine, who I discovered is this incredibly driven person who was pursuing dual degrees while working to become a nurse. We kept talking as a couple of years went by; then we started dating. Best decision of my life.”

Justine and Patrick began dating while he was at Augusta State, and Justine graduated with a double bachelor’s in health administration and nursing. “When we met, it just clicked. I thought some of his quirks and some of the things he would do, even the way he ate his food, was just funny,” she said. “How particular he was. He was meticulous about everything.”

Justine caddied for Patrick when he turned pro.

Reed and his caddie and fiancée Justine Karain during Final Round of the 2012 Travelers Championship.Jim Rogash - Getty Images

While she trained to be a nurse, she quickly pivoted careers to support Patrick. “If you had told me with all the work I put into my nursing degree I’d be doing this, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Justine said in 2013. “When I told my Dad, he was like, ‘You’re doing what?’”

“We were road warriors, driving Justine’s Lexus IS 250 sedan, chasing Monday qualifiers around the country just like they did in the old days. I had extra clubs and clothes,” Patrick recalled in 2021. “She had a full bag of makeup, full bag of hair products, 50 pairs of shoes . . . pretty hilarious just trying to tilt down the seat to catch some sleep as she’s driving through the night so that I could make a tee time. With her caddieing, we went six for eight in PGA Tour Mondays that year. For her to put her dreams aside to support me, I’ll never forget that. Someday I hope to be half the person she is.”

The Reeds during the 2013 AT&T National Golf Tournament.The Washington Post - Getty Images

He added, “I had my doubts at the beginning. First, her nursing job was our only stable income, and second, I didn’t know if she could keep up toting a bag bigger than she is. But as a former athlete—she swam and played soccer in college—she gets the psychology aspect of when to press and when not to. I’ll never forget Q school in 2012. After two rounds, we were in 100-something place. I’d shot myself out of it on a few holes, and I said, ‘Let’s pack up.’ We were getting married in two weeks, and there was no sense burning through more money on a hotel. It was truly the first time in my life I was defeated by golf. There were too many good players, and I had dug myself too deep a hole. She said, ‘Give me one more day; if you play bad, we’ll go home, but you have to treat it like a Monday.’ We argued and must’ve gone back and forth 20 times, but finally I relented. Long story short, I keep climbing the board, and four rounds later I get my card on the number. I’d never had anyone believe in me like that. I’m glad it happened that way. When you find the right person to support you, the sky’s the limit.”

Now, her brother Kessler is his caddie.

She’s a mom of two.

Patrick, Justine, and their children at the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament.David Cannon - Getty Images

Patrick and Justine married at age 22 in 2012, and they now have two children: a daughter named Windsor-Wells, born in 2014, and a son named Barrett, born in 2017.

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