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Reed rallies to earn spot on US Ryder Cup team

Fowler will hope to earn one of those wild cards, despite having failed to convert a 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour for the fourth time, the 27-year-old carding a closing 74 after dropping just one shot in his first 64 holes. Two rookies who stand out are Russell Knox, a two-time PGA Tour victor this season who is No. 20 in the world, making him the sixth-highest ranked European; and Thomas Pieters, the Belgian loaded with power who won in Denmark on Sunday.

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The Barclays ended USA qualifying for the eight automatic spots, and while there was a flutter of excitement from Rickie Fowler, there was no change among the top eight when Fowler collapsed over the final four holes. Fowler needed to finish third to move past Zach Johnson into the eighth spot in the US standings, and he was two shots clear of O’Hair and Grillo.

“You can’t play from the rough out here, especially on the weekend in the afternoon”, Fowler said.

Australian Adam Scott, who shot a magnificent 65 on round three, also struggled for consistency with two bogeys and two birdies in the first eight holes of the day. A birdie on the 18th would have still been good enough to get in, but a bogey gave the spot to Zach Johnson.

He moved from 108th to 15th in the FedEx standings.

“I’m just trying to win the tournament”, Fowler said when asked if he knew where he stood. I was trying to win the whole thing.

The FedEx Cup playoffs feature a progressive cut through three events to determine the final 30 players to qualify for the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta in late September, with the victor of that tournament taking home $10 million. The fourth pick will be after the Tour Championship, so that’s another month to audition.

He went up to No. 9 in the world, a little closer to that boast that he felt like a top 5 player when he won at Doral.

Fowler’s most recent victory came at last year’s Deutsche Bank Championship, the next event on the playoff schedule, where he earned a one-stroke win over Swede Henrik Stenson.

Sean O’Hair shot a 66 to climb into a tie for second at eight under.

Patrick Reed tees of from the first hole during the final round of The Barclays golf tournament in Farmingdale, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. She won the Women’s British Open in the event before the Olympics, and made it two in a row on the tour Sunday in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies – blasting 2-iron and 3-wood off the driving holes on the tree-lined course.

Yeah, a lot of pressure on two guys, three guys, going into the Tour Championship.

Reed was delighted with his win but acknowledged his game needed work after he recorded bogeys at the 16th and 18th holes.

He made the turn tied for the lead with Patrick Reed at 10 under, but he was four over on the back nine.

Fowler missed the 11th fairway and ended his streak of 55 consecutive holes without a bogey, losing the lead in the process.

Fowler, who began the day tied for second, sank a five-foot birdie putt on No. John Huh, Tyrone Van Aswegan and Derek Fathauer also moved into the top 100, while Shane Lowry, Peter Malnati, Robert Streb, Lucas Glover and Jonas Blixt fell out and ended their season.

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The subsequent event, the BMW Championship, will only take the top 70 from the FedEx Cup rankings. Reed moved into first place in the FedExCup standings (3,575 points) after entering the week in seventh.

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