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Playoffs begin: Reed, Laird lead by 1; Day 2 back

Martin Laird and Patrick Reed matched rounds of 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of The Barclays, the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Here's how things stand after 18 holes at Bethpage Black.

Leaderboard: Reed (-5), Laird (-5), Emiliano Grillo (-4), Kevin Chappell (-4), Rickie Fowler (-4), J.B. Holmes (-4)

What it means: In this, the final week of Ryder Cup qualifying, Reed has a tenuous grip on the eighth and final automatic qualifying spot.