"That family has it when it comes to giving me advice."

Doug Ferguson explains why Wyndham Championship winner Patrick Reed's famous caddy--wife Justine--is on sabbatical due to pregnancy and who her replacement is starting this week at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions (he's -4, T16 through two rounds).

It sounds like the new bagman was put through quite the boot campl

Justine's brother, Kessler Karain, played a fair amount of golf as a junior until he went off to the University of Texas-San Antonio and got a job upon graduation in medical sales. Reed called him late last year and offered him another job as his caddie for the next eight months. He didn't think twice about the chance.

The Reeds trained the 24-year-old Karain for a month — Reed's tendencies, the amount of information he wants, the intricacies of a round.

"We were wondering how the transition would be," Patrick Reed said. "I trained him like I trained Justine. I guess it just runs in the family. He was really good when it came to wind and club selection. She played a little bit in high school, and her brother played a lot in high school. I don't know what it is. That family has it when it comes to giving me advice."

Reed met his wife when she was at LSU and he traveled to Baton Rouge, La., to meet with his coach. She wanted to caddie and proved she was up to the task. Now that she's about to become a mother, that's not going to change. The Reeds plan to raise their girl on tour.