Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia are four shots adrift of leader Calum Hill ahead of the final round of the Bahrain Championship.
American Reed is chasing back-to-back DP World Tour victories after winning last week’s Dubai Desert Classic, while Spaniard Garcia is eyeing a first triumph on the European circuit since September 2019, when he picked up the KLM Open title.
Reed and Garcia, both former Masters champions, sit at 12 under par with 18 holes left after shooting a six-under 66 and four under 68 respectively The Royal Golf Club on Saturday.
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Patrick Reed’s third-round 66 features five birdies and an eagle
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Reed – who this week announced he was quitting LIV Golf and returning to the PGA Tour – carded the joint best round of the day, alongside Sweden’s Mikael Lindberg, as he peeled off five birdies and an eagle, with his one bogey coming at 16.
Garcia’s only blunder was at 16, too, with the veteran – who remains part of LIV Golf for the 2026 campaign – notching five birdies, including three on the trot from nine to 11, to join Reed and Scotland’s Grant Forrest in a share of third spot.
Forrest’s compatriot Hill remains out in front, though, after following a third-round, 11-under 61 with an even-par 72 but has seen his lead cut from four strokes to two with Germany’s Freddy Schott recording a two-under 70.
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Sergio Garcia’s five birdies including three in a row around the turn
Hill happy despite early-round errors
Hill is a two-time champion on the DP World Tour, most recently at the Joburg Open in March 2025 after picking up his maiden title at the Cazoo Classic in August 2021.
The 31-year-old suffered three bogeys across his first six holes in round three, including three-putting the second, and lost his lead as Schott went out in 32 after four gains on a flawless front nine.
Hill claimed successive birdies at 14 and 15 during a blemish-free second half of his round and retook the lead as Schott faltered with three bogeys and a solitary birdie coming home – Schott’s final misstep was at the 18th and he is now at 14 under.
Leader Hill said: “I just had a few errors in there and misjudged a couple of putts early on that put me behind a little bit.
“I managed to come back a little bit on the back nine and put myself in a good position. If at the start of the week you said I’d have a couple of shots going into Sunday, I’d be delighted.”
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