Patrick Reed halfway home to 1st major at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga.— Patrick Reed is halfway home to his first major championship.He got there by mostly staying out of trouble at daunting Augusta National and mastering the four par 5s.Reed shot a 6-under 66 in the second round Friday and moved to 9-under 135 for the tournament. He takes a two-shot lead over Marc Leishman into Saturday's third round, which could be affected by rain.Forecasts call for steady showers all day, the kind of weather that should soften up what had become a hard and fa