Bahrain Championship Leaderboard And Live Updates: Calum Hill Leads As Patrick Reed Sets Clubhouse Target

BIG PUTTS INCOMING

Hill is up first and, with 6-iron in-hand, the Scot pulls it well left. He finds the green, but that is a near-impossible two-putt coming up for Hill.

In terms of Schott, he also pulls his approach left, albeit not as much. He needs a birdie, but I can't see him holing it from there, some 60-feet away.

REED SETS THE CLUBHOUSE TARGET

FAIRWAYS FOUND AT THE LAST

After backing off the tee shot a few times, Hill eventually pulls the trigger and finds the fairway on the left-side. He will have around 205 yards into the green, so is well back of the flag at the last.

Schott, meanwhile, opens the shoulders and lets fly with the mini driver. He will have around 170 yards into the flag from the center of the fairway.

ANOTHER NEAR MISS

If Reed could putt today he would have won this by four... Instead, his missed birdie putt at the last gives him a 17-under total and the clubhouse target.

Schott is 17-under, while Hill is 18-under. If both men par the 72nd hole it will be the latter who takes the title.

SCHOTT BLINKS, HILL DOESN'T

Schott is up first and, with his par putt, he rams it through the break and it misses on the right-side.

Hill, meanwhile, makes a stunning up-and-down to lead by a single stroke at 18-under. Reed is up on the 18th green, and does have a putt to tie that score.

VERY GOOD FROM THE LEADERS

Although Schott and Hill are in horrendous positions for their third shots at the 17th, both men play excellent recoveries and leave themselves good looks at par to remain ahead.

EXCELLENT FROM REED

Finding the fairway at the last hole, Reed produces a lovely iron shot that finishes around 15-foot left of the flag. He will have that for birdie, and to move to 18-under.

SCHOTT FOLLOWS HIM

Schott is a lot closer to the flag than Hill was; however, with a wedge in hand, the German pulls it left and misses the green.

He is closer to the hole, but it's another difficult chip coming up for the 23-year-old, who shares the lead with Hill at 18-under.

POSITION Z FOR HILL

The pin on the 17th is in a horrid position and, from 180 yards, Hill pulls his approach left and is faced with a horrible up-and-down for par.

A GOOD PAR FOR REED

Once again, Reed's first putt comes up short at the 17th, but the American rolls in a four-footer for par to remain at 17-under.

A birdie at the last will set the clubhouse target at 18-under, and perhaps put some pressure on Schott and Hill, who have both found the fairway at the par 4 17th.

GARCIA FINISHES AT 16-UNDER

Garcia makes par at the 17th and 18th to finish his round with a four-under 68 and a tournament total of 16-under-par.

That double bogey at the par 5 14th will prove very costly for the Spaniard, who currently sits in a share of fourth with Hillier and Forrest.

PARS AT THE 16TH

Both Schott and Hill lag their putts up excellently at the 16th, with both making steady pars to remain in front at 18-under.

GETTING TENSE

Both Schott and Hill find the green at the par 3 16th, with Hill slightly closer and on the correct tier.

Reed, meanwhile, plays a great shot from the fairway bunker that almost finds the front edge of the green.

REED FALLS TO 17-UNDER

Big mistake from Reed, who can't two putt from distance at the par 3 16th.

Hitting his first attempt short, his putt from eight-foot slides-by, with another missed putt costing the American. He falls to 17-under and, to make matters worse, he finds the bunker with his tee shot at the 17th.

SCHOTT JUST MISSES

Schott plays a nice approach into the 15th and, with Hill missing his birdie attempt, it's a chance for him to take the outright lead.

Hitting his putt, though, it's always weak and short, with a tap-in par keeping Schott 18-under. In the group, Hill calmly converts his par to remain at the same score.

GAME OVER FOR SERGIO?

Playing an excellent approach to the par 4 17th, Garcia's birdie putt looks like it might drop in the left-side, but it doesn't break enough and slides-by.

That's a par for the Spaniard and, sitting at 16-under, he's two back of the leaders with his race, likely, run.

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DIFFICULT TWO PUTTS COMING UP

Forrest and Reed are on the par 3 16th tee box and, with their shots, both come up well short, leaving incredibly difficult two putts for par.

FAIRWAYS FOUND FOR THE FINAL GROUP

Hill pounds his fairway wood down the middle of the fairway at the 15th, while Schott produces a huge tee shot with a mini driver, which leaves him around 150 yards in.

Up ahead, Forrest converts his birdie putt at the 15th following a delightful approach. He is now 16-under and in a three-way share of third alongside Hillier and Garcia.

CHANCE MISSED

His putter hasn't been working well today and, at the 15th, Reed's birdie putt from six-foot is always left and slides-by.

It's a par for the American, but following that incredible approach, you feel that's yet another chance missed as he remains in a three-way share of the lead.

PARS AT THE 14TH

Both Hill and Schott play average approach shots into the par 5 14th and, with their birdie attempts, they don't scare the hole.

The final pair make a par and remain at 18-under, with both men now walking to the treacherous 15th.

WHAT A SHOT FROM REED

Wow! What a shot from the American!

I said he had a good angle into the flag and, at the par 4 15th, Reed's approach almost falls for an eagle.

Sliding by the right-side, the former Masters winner will have around six-feet to re-take the lead at 19-under, which will be a big move on the hardest hole on the course.

NICE SLICE OF LUCK FOR REED

Playing the 15th, Reed's tee shot is pushed right but hits the upslope and vaults into the fairway, leaving himself a nice angle in to attack the flag.

REED CONVERTS

After his excellent third into the par 5 14th, Reed converts and that's four birdies in his last five holes.

He's now in a share of the lead with Schott and Hill, with the former finding the wasteland with his tee shot on the 14th, and Hill finding the fairway.

In terms of Forrest, he two putts for bogey at the 14th and isn't best pleased as he drops to 15-under.

GARCIA BIRDIES THE HARDEST HOLE

He's not out of it yet... After a poor double bogey, Garcia bounces back incredibly at the par 4 15th, which is the hardest hole on the course.

Finding the fairway with his drive, Garcia comes up half-a-club shy with his approach, but his 25-footer for birdie never looks anywhere else as it slams the back of the hole and drops to move him to 16-under.

FORREST STRUGGLING AT THE 14TH

Finding the waste area with his second shot, Grant Forrest is faced with a tough third, which he chunks into the greenside bunker.

The Scot will need to get up-and-down to remain at 16-under, but has his work cut-out with what is a plugged lie in the sand.

BIRDIES AT THE 13TH

Both Schott and Hill play excellent approach shots into the par 5 13th and both their eagle attempts scare the hole.

Tapping-in for birdies, they move to 18-under, while Reed plays a delightful approach at the par 5 14th, with the Major winner setting-up a third straight birdie that would move him back into a share of the lead.

BIRDIES FOR THE FINAL GROUP

BIG MISTAKE FROM THE LEADER

Garcia has a great yardage into the green at the par 5 14th but, with a wedge in-hand, the Spaniard plays an uncharacteristically poor approach that goes long.

Faced with a difficult chip, he chunks it short and rams his lengthy par putt well-by the hole. He has 10-feet coming back for bogey, and that is not close. A double bogey now means he is two back at 15-under.

REED AND SCHOTT JOIN THE LEADERS

Shortly after Hill makes birdie, his playing partner, Schott, also birdies the 12th following a classy tee shot.

Not to be outdone, Reed plays a superb chip at the par 5 13th and taps-in for birdie to make it a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at 17-under.

BIRDIE FOR HILL

Excellent from Hill, who hasn't had his best stuff today. At the par 3 12th, the Scot puts his approach to eight-foot, and he is able to roll it in to share the lead with Garcia at 17-under.

HOW GARCIA HAS MOVED INTO CONTENTION

SERGIO LEADS

He hasn't won on the DP World Tour since 2019, but Garcia leads in Bahrain after Schott misses his bogey putt.

Garcia 17-under, while there's now a four-way share of second!

COUSSAUD SETS THE TARGET

Ugo Coussaud sets the clubhouse target at 15-under, but it's a case of what could have been for the Frenchman.

Level-par through eight holes, he goes birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie through the ninth to the 13th, but a bogey at the 17th means he will, likely, be a few shots shy in Bahrain.

BIG MISTAKE FROM THE LEADER

Wow... after a poor tee shot, Schott goes long of the green at the 11th and is in position Z.

It's a near-impossible up-and-down for the German, who gets too fancy with his chip shot and it ends up rolling back to his feet.

Faced with an identical chip to the one he just played, it's a better result for Schott, but he'll have eight-feet to save bogey.

REED MAKES BIRDIE

He's had three putts lip out today but, at the par 3 12th, Reed rams it home and moves to 16-under, just two back of leader, Schott, who has gone long of the green at the par 4 11th.

HOTTING UP IN BAHRAIN

It has been an eventful morning in Bahrain, where overnight leader Calum Hill has dropped down the leaderboard following a poor run that included a bogey and double bogey.

Freddy Schott is the new leader, following five birdies and a sole bogey during 10 holes, with the experienced Sergio Garcia also making a move on Sunday, sitting five-under through 12 holes despite an opening bogey.

Schott is 18-under, while Garcia is 17-under. There's a two-way tie for third at 16-under, which includes Daniel Hillier and Hill. Patrick Reed and Ugo Coussaud are 15-under.