Al Mazrowia, Bahrain – Patrick Reed determined to increase his keep within the Center East, recovering from a 1-under 71 on the Bahrain Championship and Alejandro Del Rey and Freddie Schott shared the lead with a 65 when Thursday’s first spherical was suspended on account of darkness.
Reed, who gained the Dubai Desert Basic after which selected to go away LIV Golf to return to the PGA Tour, will play in subsequent week’s Qatar Masters. That may give him 4 consecutive begins within the Center East and the beginning of this yr’s European tour.
His aim now could be to do properly sufficient on the Race to Dubai (presently in second place) to earn full PGA Tour standing in 2027.
Reed was 1 over earlier than making back-to-back birdies on the par-5s on the again 9, hitting his wedge into tap-in vary each instances to carry the spherical again underneath par.
Rory Canter, who gave up his PGA Tour card to affix LIV, was among the many gamers who had been one shot behind.
