Barclays Golf 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

With two rounds of the Barclays in the books at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York, Patrick Reed holds the 36-hole lead after posting a three-under 68 on Friday to bring his overall score to eight under par.

Reed has a two-stroke lead over a pair of golfers, Emiliano Grillo and Rickie Folwer.

Here is how the leaderboard is shaping up for Saturday’s third round:

Reed shot out to a brilliant start Friday, reeling off four birdies on his first seven holes to quickly drop his overall score to nine under. 

He slowed down and collected a trio of bogeys on Nos. 8, 16 and 18 to hinder his day, although he did manage to birdie Nos. 13 and 17 to limit the damage.

The PGA Tour showed one of his finest shots of the day, a tee shot on No. 17 that helped him get back on track:

… but this was better. #QuickHits https://t.co/wpwyiV1hOg

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 26, 2016

However, his two-stroke lead could have been a five-stroke lead had he kept his round clean.

Both Grillo and Fowler posted two-unders Friday to sink their respective scores to six under for the tournament.

Fowler managed to keep his scorecard clean in Round 2 but could muster only a pair of birdies on Nos. 2 and 7 to hop up just one spot on the leaderboard. 

Even when Bethpage’s black course hit the …

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