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Golf: Reed grabs victory at The Barclays

Patrick Reed has a photo taken with his daughter, Windsor-Wells Reed, 2, after he won The Barclays golf tournament in Farmingdale, N.Y. (Kathy Kmonicek / Associated Press)
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Patrick Reed has a photo taken with his daughter, Windsor-Wells Reed, 2, after he won The Barclays golf tournament in Farmingdale, N.Y. (Kathy Kmonicek / Associated Press)

Patrick Reed had a crystal trophy, a clear shot at the richest payoff in golf and a spot on the Ryder Cup team.

Reed picked up two victories Sunday at The Barclays in Farmingdale, New York. 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.”

Reed built a big enough lead that a few sloppy mistakes over the final hour didn’t matter. He made bogey on the final hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Sean O’Hair and Emiliano Grillo.

Reed, who finished at 9-under 275, wasn’t the only player who felt like a big winner.

Sean O’Hair was among five players who moved into the top 100 in the FedEx Cup, advancing to the next playoff event at the TPC Boston that starts Friday. And he made a big move, closing with a 66 to tie for second. That moved him all the way up to No. 15, assuring two more playoff events and giving O’Hair a good shot at staying in the top 30 who qualify for the finale at the Tour Championship.

Grillo birdied the final hole for a 69 and moved to No. 6.

LPGA

Ariya Jutanugarn ran away with the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at chilly Priddis Greens in Alberta for her LPGA Tour-leading fifth victory of the year – all in the last 10 events.

Nine days after withdrawing from the Rio Olympics because of a left knee injury, the 20-year-old Thai player made a 12-birdie putt on the final hole for a 6-under 66 and a four-stroke victory.

Bundled up in a winter jacket between shots with the temperature in the lows 50s on the overcast afternoon, the second-ranked Jutanugarn matched the tournament record for relation of 23 under set by So Yeon Ryu two years ago at London Hunt in Ontario and the mark for strokes of 265 set by Ryu and also accomplished by Lydia Ko in 2013 at par-70 Royal Mayfair in Edmonton.

Champions Tour

Bernhard Langer made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Woody Austin and Kevin Sutherland in Snoqualmie, Washington, to win the Boeing Classic for the second time.

A day after his 59th birthday, Langer birdied the par-5 18th in regulation for a 5-under 67 to match Austin and Sutherland at 13-under 203 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.

Austin also had a 67, and Sutherland shot 64.

Langer played the back nine in 6-under 30, also making birdies on Nos. 10-13 and 15.