Patrick Reed played "boring golf" to earn a four-way share of the clubhouse lead during the first round at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Thursday. Last year's Masters champion managed a bogey-free four-under-par 67 in Charlotte that was matched by fellow American Adam Schenk, Scot Martin Laird and Canadian Nick Taylor. Defending champion Jason Day was among a group one stroke behind, while Rory McIlroy, a two-times winner of the event at Quail Hollow, had a late tee time.