Reed holds lead at Bethpage Black
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed’s place in the Ryder Cup is looking better with each round at The Barclays, and so are his prospects of winning.
Even with a careless finish Friday at Bethpage Black, Reed rode a fast start to a 3-under-par 68 and a two-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and Rickie Fowler going into the weekend of the first FedEx Cup playoff event.
The Barclays is the final tournament for Americans to earn one of the eight automatic spots on the Ryder Cup team. Reed, who has gone 55 tournaments worldwide since his previous victory, came into the week at No. 8.
“Really, I’m going into this week trying to win a golf tournament,” Reed said.
Reed was at 8-under 134.
Former Baylor School golfer Harris English had a 4-under 67 and is tied for 26th place at 1-under 141, good enough to make the cut.
However, former Baylor School player Luke List failed to make it to the weekend. He had a 3-over 74 and finished at 8-over 150.
Pair share Champions lead
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — U.S. Senior Open champion Gene Sauers eagled the par-5 No. 18 for a 7-under 65 and a share of the Boeing Classic lead with Kirk Triplett.
Coming off a breakthrough victory two weeks ago, the 54-yearold Sauers played the four par-5 holes in 5 under with three birdies.
Triplett had five- and four-hole birdie streaks at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Also 54, he followed a bogey on No. 11 — his second hole of the day — with five straight birdies and added a birdie on 18. On his second nine, he bogeyed the third, then ran off four in a row.
Jutanugarn up in LPGA event
PRIDDIS, Alberta — Ariya Jutanugarn had five birdies in a sixhole stretch and shot an 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke lead in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.
South Korea’s In Gee Chun and Northern Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow were tied for second. Chun closed birdie-eagle for a 67. Meadow had a 69. The former Alabama player had a seven-hole stretch without a par, making three straight birdies, three straight bogeys and a par.
Dredge up by 3 in Denmark
FARSOE, Denmark — Bradley Dredge hit five birdies in the front nine and finished with a 5-under 66 as he surged to a three-shot lead amid windy conditions at the Made In Denmark tournament.
The is the last tournament before Darren Clarke will make his three captain’s picks for the European Ryder Cup team.
Mitchell makes Web.com cut
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. —Former McCallie School player Adam Mitchell had a 2-under 69 in the second round and will play this weekend in the WinCo Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Mitchell is tied for 37th at 4-under 138 and trails leader Ted Potter Jr. by seven shots. Potter had a 10-under 61 and is at 11-under 131 overall.
Former Baylor Scool and UTC golfer Stephan Jaeger had a 2-under 69, but missed the cut by a shot, finishing tied for 75th at 1-under 141.
Former Baylor School player Keith Mitchell had a 1-over 72 and finished at even-par 142, tied for 88th.
Eric Axley, of Athens, Tenn., had a 2-under 69 but finished at 2-over 144 and tied for 101st.
Former Baylor School golfer Steven Fox had a 5-over 76 and finished tied for 124th at 4-over 146.
Former Dalton School player Blake Adams shot a 4-over 75 and tied for 134th at 5-over 147.