FedEx Cup Standings 2016: Latest Rankings After Barclays Tournament

He needed a collapse from Rickie Fowler, but Patrick Reed topped a loaded field at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York, to win the Barclays on Sunday and seize the top position in the FedEx Cup standings.

Jason Day came into the Barclays atop the standings, but he moved down to second after tying for fourth place at the Barclays.

Reed shot a solid one-under 70 in the final round to bring his tournament total to nine under par. Fowler entered Sunday's round with the lead, but he struggled on his way to a three-over 74 and finished at six under for the tournament.

Here is a look at the top of the FedEx Cup standings after the first of four playoff events. The entire standings can be found on the PGA Tour's official website:

Rank	Golfer	Events	Points	Total Wins
1	Patrick Reed	25	3,575	1
2	Jason Day	17	3,195	3
3	Dustin Johnson	19	2,907	2
4	Adam Scott	17	2,523	2
5	Jordan Spieth	18	2,255	2
6	Emiliano Grillo	22	2,089	1
7	Russell Knox	22	2,039	2
8	Justin Thomas	25	1,802	1
9	Brandt Snedeker	24	1,801	1
10	Phil Mickelson	19	1,758	--

FedEx Cup Explanation 

The season consists of 47 events, 43 of which are tournaments during the PGA Tour season and four of which are the FedEx Cup playoff events. Points are earned based on where players finish on the respective leaderboards for each tournament.

The top 125 players after the initial 43 events advance to the FedEx Cup playoff tournaments: the Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship and Tour Championship. There is also a progressive cut, with 100 players advancing to the Deutsche Bank Championship, 70 advancing to the BMW Championship and 30 advancing to the Tour Championship.

Those 30 players are reseeded before the Tour Championship.

Here is a look at the points awarded at each event. The FedEx Cup playoff events offer significantly more than regular-season events, which places additional pressure on the year-ending tournaments:

Position	PGA Tour Events	World Golf Championships	Majors	Additional Event
1	500	550	600	300
2	300	315	330	165
3	190	200	210	105
4	135	140	150	80

Position	Points
1	2,000
2	1,200
3	760
4	540
5	440
6	400
7	360
8	340
9	320
10	300
11	280
12	260
13	240
14	228
15	224
16	220

Position	Reseed Points
1	2,000
2	1,800
3	1,600
4	1,440
5	1,280
6	1,120
7	960
8	800
9	640
10	480

The Barclays 

Place	Golfer	Total Score
1	Patrick Reed	-9
T2	Sean O'Hair	-8
T2	Emiliano Grillo	-8
T4	Jason Day	-7
T4	Gary Woodland	-7
T4	Adam Scott	-7
T7	Ryan Moore	-6
T7	Jason Kokrak	-6
T7	Rickie Fowler	-6
T10	Jordan Spieth	-5
T10	Justin Thomas	-5

Reed made things dramatic after appearing to be well on his way to the victory Sunday.

He tallied a bogey on No. 16 and another on No. 18 and needed his two-shot cushion entering the final hole to finish a shot ahead of second-place finishers Sean O'Hair and Emiliano Grillo. Despite his uninspiring closing stretch, Reed picked up some early momentum with a chip-in on No. 5 to cap off back-to-back birdies following a bogey on No. 3.

The PGA Tour captured the highlight:

He picked up another birdie on No. 7 and then played consistent golf with seven pars and a birdie on the next eight holes. Even with the two-shot cushion, Reed made things interesting with his drive on No. 18, as the PGA Tour shared:

Reed managed to punch it out and give himself two putts for the win thanks to a clutch approach shot on his third, via the PGA Tour:

As for Fowler, he tied for seventh place at six under after his disappointing three-over 74. He looked to be on cruise control through the first 10 holes, with nine pars and a birdie, which extended his bogey-free streak to 55 holes. However, he missed his par putt on No. 11, as the PGA Tour passed along:

The wheels fell off from there, as Fowler notched a bogey on No. 15, a double bogey on No. 16 and a bogey on No. 18. There was also the Ryder Cup subplot. After falling out of contention, he will need to rely on a captain's pick, as Justin Ray of Golf Channel explained:

While Fowler struggled, Day was solid with a two-under 69 on Sunday. He is still in second place in the FedEx Cup standings thanks to his victory at The Players Championship, second-place finish at the PGA Championship, and top-10 showings at the Masters (T10) and U.S. Open (T8).

It looked as though Day was going to make a charge Sunday, with three birdies to counteract a bogey on the front nine, but he finished with one birdie and one bogey on the back nine. The birdie came in dramatic fashion on No. 15 with an incredible 71-foot putt that brought him to within two shots of the lead, via the PGA Tour:

Kyle Porter of CBS Sports noted it was business as usual for Day:

Unfortunately for the tournament's defending champion, his back-nine bogey came on the next hole.

Day finished behind O'Hair and Grillo, who each ended at eight under for the tournament. O'Hair was particularly impressive during Sunday's final round, recording a five-under 66, which was his best round of the tournament. He tallied seven birdies on the day but will likely regret his bogeys on Nos. 9 and 15 after losing by one stroke.

Grillo shot a two-under 69 on Sunday. He notched three birdies on the front nine, but two bogeys on the back slowed his momentum.

Elsewhere, Spieth tied for 10th place at five under following his two-under 69 on Sunday, and Scott tied for fourth with Day at seven under after missing a golden opportunity with an even-par 71 in the final round.

The FedEx Cup playoff action now shifts to the Deutsche Bank Championship with the top 100 still vying for position.

Day is within striking distance despite playing eight fewer tournaments than Reed, but the Barclays champion has the momentum. Reed was also impressive at the Deutsche Bank Championship a year ago, tying for fourth, so he should be comfortable in the pressure-packed setting. 

Day tied for 12th place at last year's Deutsche Bank Championship but secured a win at the ensuing BMW Championship. That means Reed might have to make his move in the upcoming tournament before Day settles into the third event of the FedEx Cup playoffs.