Barclays Golf 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

If the first round of the 2016 Barclays is any indication, the first event of the FedEx Cup should be a nail-biter.

Patrick Reed and Martin Laird share the first-round lead after posting five-under scores of 66, but the real story is the tightly packed field at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. Thirty-two golfers are within four strokes of the lead, and 50 are sitting at even par or better.

Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Chappell, Rickie Fowler and J.B. Holmes are sitting in a tie for third place after posting rounds of four under.

Reed's five-under should help assuage concerns about his Ryder Cup status. The 26-year-old sat eighth in Ryder Cup points coming into this week, which would have…