Even with a careless finish Friday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y, Reed rode a fast start to a 3-under-par 68 and a two-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and Rickie Fowler going into the weekend of the opening FedEx Cup playoff event. The Barclays is the final tournament for Americans to earn one of the eight automatic spots on the Ryder Cup team. “Really, I’m going into this week trying to win a golf tournament,” Reed said. Day tied for the lead early in the round when he ran off four straight birdies on the easier front nine. [...] his tee shots got wild, he finished some swings with only one hand on the club, and he dropped four shots around the turn. The top 100 in the FedEx Cup advance to the next playoff event outside Boston next week, and 13 players outside the top 100 were eliminated when they didn’t advance to the weekend. Wales’ Bradley Dredge shot a 5-under 66 in windy conditions to take a three-stroke lead at the Made in Denmark tournament in Farsoe.