Reed achieved his first victory since MastersThe Northern Trust last round leaderboard-16 P Reed (US); -15 A Ancer (Mex); 14 H Varner III (USA), J Rahm (Spa); -13 A Scott (SA); -12 R McIlroy (NI), B Snedeker (USA), L Oosthuizen (SA), J Spieth (USA); -11 I Poulter (Eng), J Rose (Eng) Selected others: -10 J Thomas (USA), -7 D Johnson (USA), D Willett (Eng) Full leaderboard

Overnight leader Patrick Reed stopped the challenge from Mexico, Abraham Ancer, to win The Northern Trust with a shot in New Jersey.

Reed started the day one shot for Ancer and both hit an under-par 69, with the American finish at 16 under for the tournament.

Harold Varner III and Jon Rahm of Spain finished third on 14 under.

Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut at The Open last month, ended four shots behind Reed.

Adam Scott from Australia shot the round of the day – a six-under-par 65 – to finish three shots back to 13 under.

England Ian Poulter and Justin Rose finished in 11 but fellow countryman Danny Willett, who started the day three shots behind Reed, shot a four-over-par 74 to slip out of the fight.

Reed lowered his winning putt from three feet to victory, while Ancer continues to look for his first PGA Tour victory.