AL MAZROWIYA, Bahrain — Patrick Reed’s bid for back-to-back European Tour titles fell quick on Sunday as he misplaced in a playoff to No. 436 ranked Freddie Schott, who gained his first title.
Reed bogeyed the primary gap of the play-off and was eradicated from the three-man contest that additionally included Callum Hill.
The 24-year-old’s shot snatched victory on the second gap of the playoff after Hill hooked his drive large, sank his fourth into the water and shook fingers together with his German opponent, who was on the inexperienced at three.
“I am very blissful and shocked. I do not know what is going on on proper now,” Schott stated. He was clearly battling nerves as he tried to finish a title drought 5 years after turning skilled.
Reed additionally introduced that he can be leaving LIV Golf to pursue a return to the PGA Tour, and was aiming for his second straight win following final Sunday’s Dubai Desert Basic to finish a whirlwind week.
Coming into the weekend inside 10 strokes of the lead, the American shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday and a 67 on Sunday to complete at 17 beneath. Within the ultimate spherical, he made a shot on the 14th gap and made three consecutive birdies to tie for the lead, however he performed the ultimate 4 holes at 1 over.
Schott (69) had a bogey on the seventeenth gap, and Hill (71), who was within the lead after the second and third rounds, had a three-putt bogey on the 18th gap to hitch Reed in a playoff watched by Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on the Royal Golf Membership.
Hill was aiming for his third tour win.
Reid stated he has performed a full European Tour schedule this season and has entered subsequent week’s Qatar Masters. He’s trying to earn a spot on the PGA Tour as one of many prime 10 gamers within the Race to Dubai.
