DP World Tour : Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship Leaderboard
Well into the back nine in Bahrain there are 7 players within 2 shots on the Royal GC, an old favourite, now on LIV.
Sergio Garcia has been allowed to play, has the edge at -17 through 13 holes along with Calum Hill -17 through 12 and Patrick Reed is right with them at -17 through 12 as is Freddie Schott.
At -16 Daniel Hiller 66, and Forrest Grant through 13. more to follow
Final Edit
Freddy Schott won his first DP World Tour title after beating Calum Hill and Patrick Reed in a play-off at the 2026 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship.
The trio were locked together at -17 under par after 72 holes after Reed shot 67 on Sunday to make up a four-shot overnight deficit to Hill, who began the day two clear but had to settle for a 71 after a bogey at the difficult final hole. Schott carded 69 to join the pair.
Reed bogeyed the first play-off hole to drop out of contention and after Hill went out of bounds second time round, before sending his fourth shot into the water, he sportingly conceded without making Schott putt out for the win.
Asked to sum up his thoughts, Schott said: "I have no idea. It's just amazing, I'm just extremely happy, surprised... I don't know what's happening right now. I'm just so happy."
"I could have done it the regular way, that would have also been fine! But to do it this way feels even more special so I'm just glad it happened this way."
Reed found the bunker with his 73rd tee shot and went from there to the edge of another, with Schott and Hill both hitting the fairway and then the heart of the green.
Schott holed for par and despite a superb effort at his up-and-down, Reed was unable to respond and dropped out of contention. Hill held his nerve as he and Schott went back to the tee.
The Scot sent his next tee-shot out of bounds to the left, with Schott only just avoiding the water in response. He sent his approach right of the green but Hill found the water with his fourth and conceded after Schott chipped on.
Hill and Reed T2 with Garcia and T4 and France's Ugo Coussaud a shot further back in sixth.
Bryan Angus
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