Patrick Reed has taunted three-time major winner Jordan Spieth before their winner-takes-all showdown on day three at the World Golf Championships-Match Play in Texas.
With the Ryder Cup teammates winning their opening two matches, Friday's duel is a knockout match at Austin Country Club.
Spieth picked up a 4 and 2 win over China's Haotong Li on day two, while Reed notched a one-up victory against South Africa's Charl Schwartzel.
Asked what Spieth's match play strengths were, Reed joked he carried his fellow American during their Ryder Cup partnerships in 2014 and 2016.
The pair have amassed a 8-1-3 record together.
"I don't know, my back still hurts from the last Ryder Cup," Reed said on day two.
Spieth acknowledged Friday's match was high stakes and joked a key to beating Reed was "not to piss him off".
"There really is a lot of interest in me versus Patrick," Spieth said.
The 27-year-old Reed says he's got a trick up his sleeve.
"(Jordan) knows if I get angry, that brings the best golf in me," Reed said.
"But I have enough tricks that I can do to myself to make myself angry.
"My caddie knows how to kind of push my buttons. He'll be able to do that."
Spieth and Reed have faced off in sudden-death play-offs on the US PGA Tour, with Reed winning his first US Tour title when he defeated Spieth in extra holes at the 2013 Wyndham Championship.
But Texas native Spieth exacted revenge in the 2015 Valspar Championship, downing Reed and Sean O'Hair in a play-off.
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