DP World Tour : Hero Dubai Desert Classic Tee Times Leaderboard
Rory McIIroy was hoping to get out early on fresh greens and usually calmer conditions to build on his 2nd round 69 to close the 7 shot gap on the leaders.
With his round just over, he posted 9 straight pars, then only made 2 birdies coming in where he made a final bogey 6 at the 18th for 71. At T27 -3 he is out of contention.
Patrick Reed continues to lead at -12 through 12 holes. That is 3 ahead of the diminutive Norwegian Viktor Hovland who has posted the low round of the day -7 65 - 9 total.
Shane Lowry is out of it T42 70 71 74 -1, Tyrrell Hatton will not successfully defend he is +5 today with 4 bogey's in 7 holes on his back nine, T49 E.
Another fan favourite Tommy Fleetwood with his new baggy pants line of clothing has struggled this week T61 73 72 73 +2.
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Final edit >>>
Patrick Reed stormed into four-shot lead heading into the final round of the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic thanks to brilliant 67 on Moving Day.
The American held a narrow overnight lead at -9 but he was soon in a battle for supremacy with Francesco Molinari on the front nine.
Molinari, who led after 18 holes, opened with three straight birdies to reach double figures before Reed hit back with three birdies and two bogeys on his first seven holes to join him at -10
Once Reed finished his front nine with a birdie to get his nose in front, he did not look back as he picked up three further shots and climbed to -14 at Emirates Golf Club.
Spaniard David Puig surged into solo second following a birdie-birdie finish in a stunning 66 to reach -10, with 2022 champion Viktor Hovland one shot further back at -9 after his 65
"You're always excited showing up on Sunday with a lead," Reed said. "It's what we live for as players, and as competitors, is to have a chance on Sundays, and play late on Sundays, and battle it out with the guys.
"I know it's not going to be easy, it never is, it doesn't matter how big of a lead you have, but I can't wait for it and looking forward to tomorrow and hopefully go out there, keep doing what I'm doing, plugging along, hitting fairways and making some greens."
Molinari sat at nine under with five to play alongside fellow Italian Andrea Pavan, Puig and Hovland, who carded a sparkling 65 to set the clubhouse target.
Puig rescued a bogey at the 11th after a wayward tee-shot, but he finished in style by tapping in from inside two feet at the final two holes for successive birdies and a total of -10
"It was a great day from start to finish," the Spaniard said. "Still a little behind, but it's going really well. Hopefully tomorrow we have a good chance.
Sullivan bounced back from bogeys at the eighth and ninth with three birdies on his back nine to sit alongside Hovland in a share of third at -9
Molinari and Pavan were one shot further back at -8, while Denmark's Thorbjørn Olesen and Spaniard Jorge Campillo sat at -7
Nicolai Højgaard led the group at -6 alongside the South African trio of Jayden Schaper, Hennie du Plessis and amateur Christiaan Maas and French pair Julien Guerrier and Martin Couvra.
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