Patrick Reed Captures Victory at The Barclays
Published on August 29 2016 6:32 am
Last Updated on August 29 2016 6:32 am
By ESPN
Patrick Reed had a crystal trophy, a clear shot at the richest payoff in golf and a spot on the Ryder Cup team.
All he could offer Rickie Fowler was best wishes to join him at Hazeltine.
Reed picked up two victories Sunday at The Barclays. He rallied from an early two-shot deficit to win the FedEx Cup playoff opener and assure himself a clear shot at the $10 million bonus. And he secured a spot on the U.S. team at Hazeltine that will try to win back the Ryder Cup.
"Everyone's been talking about the Ryder Cup, been talking about, 'Oh, you're in the eighth spot and you're on the bubble' and all that,'' Reed said after his one-shot victory. "If you go and win, it takes care of everything else. ... It takes care of everything.''
The way Fowler finished only leads to two weeks of uncertainty.
Fowler needed only to finish alone in third place, which was the farthest from his mind as he battled Reed at Bethpage Black.
"I wasn't trying to get a decent finish," Fowler said. "I was trying to win."
